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Juanita Movie Review: Alfred Woodard gives mileage to the trip
Brian Thompson March 13, 2019

When we first meet Juanita (Alfre Woodard), she’s delivering exposition directly into the camera, breaking the fourth wall to bring the audience into her world as if it were her character introduction…

Brian Thompson March 13, 2019
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Movie Review: Ambition can’t defeat tiresome tropes and effects
Michael Fairbanks December 8, 2018

One has to wonder if director and motion capture extraordinaire Andy Serkis started screaming into a pillow upon seeing Jon Favreau’s superb re-imaging of The Jungle Book in 2016. Not only did those v…

Michael Fairbanks December 8, 2018
TV News
‘Maniac’ Trailer Offers a Drug You’ll Seek to Score
Nguyen Le August 7, 2018

“It’s not therapy. It’s science.” If that’s the case, why are our leads in L.A. Confidential one moment, Lord of the Rings the next, something Lynchian right after and at least three more scenes befor…

Nguyen Le August 7, 2018
Movie News
‘Hunter Killer’ Wages Submerged War in First Trailer
Nguyen Le July 26, 2018

“Sir, we’ve got a shootout under the ice.” That assessment is valid — when you’re talking about submarines. Military submarines. One of them will be the centerpiece of Lionsgate’s forthcoming underwat…

Nguyen Le July 26, 2018
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On Chesil Beach: Saorise Ronan Sells This Tale of ’60s Frigidity
Kristen Lopez May 19, 2018

Ian McEwan is an author whose work focuses on the intricacies and nuances of relationships, particularly in eras where communications between couples was hindered by convention. The 2007 adaptation of…

Kristen Lopez May 19, 2018
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Movie Review: The Dark Tower
Grant Jonsson August 5, 2017

It’s been ten years since Stephen King sold the film rights to his magnum opus series The Dark Tower. A decade long wait filled with actor and director name dropping, studios bouncing in and out of th…

Grant Jonsson August 5, 2017
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Film
Movie Review: My Cousin Rachel
Kristen Lopez June 9, 2017

The British period drama is one that comes with a built-in formula: find a novel to adapt, emphasize the beautiful clothes and landscapes, air towards the prim and proper, rinse and repeat. When done …

Kristen Lopez June 9, 2017

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