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‘The Best of Enemies’ Review

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Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” stunned audiences with an untold, incredible true story set amidst the racial tensions of 1970s America involving the Ku Klux Klan. Less than a year later comes “The Best of Enemies”, a softer, but just as surprising, real-life story about 70s race relations and the KKK. Sam Rockwell won an Oscar for […]
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‘Triple Frontier’ Review

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Writer/director J.C. Chandor gave us the grittiness of crime and money with “A Most Violent Year”. Fellow writer Mark Boal took us into the war zone with “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty”. These two put their skill sets together, teaming-up on the new Netflix all-star action drama “Triple Frontier”. Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, […]
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‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Review

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“Velvet Buzzsaw” is written and directed by Dan Gilroy, who re-teams with his “Nightcrawler” leading duo Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo. Last time they dove head-first into the world of TV crime reporting. This time they take the art world by storm with a dark, satirical, oddball slasher dramedy. Unique. Kooky. Absurd. Memorable. Those are […]
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‘The Upside’ Review

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The release of “The Upside” had been a long time coming. This Americanized remake of the 2011 hit French movie “The Intouchables” began filming in January 2017. At the time its distributor was The Weinstein Company. That September, “The Upside” had its world premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival – to mixed reviews […]
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‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review

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“The Favourite” took the historical monarchy storyline and put a modern, darkly comedic spin on it. “Mary Queen of Scots” is much more straightforward, traditional and dramatic. And once again, strong women take centerstage. Saoirse Ronan plays Mary, who began her rule of Scotland when she was just 6 days old. She was married at […]
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‘The Mule’ Review

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Earlier this year, I walked out of “The 15:17 to Paris” thinking Clint Eastwood could not have possibly directed that movie. His two previous films, “American Sniper” and “Sully”, were both knockouts. How could what I just watched have been so flat and lifeless? Thankfully, Eastwood’s second 2018 release (he began principal photography in June) […]
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‘Dumplin” Review

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The hit 2015 YA novel Dumplin’  by Julie Murphy features a girl who’s deeply inspired by the music and life of Dolly Parton. The singer learned about the book – and a short time later got a call from actress Jennifer Aniston, who optioned that book for a movie. The Netflix film version is both […]
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‘The Favourite’ Review

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Director Yorgos Lanthimos has made some rather, well, quirky films. 2016’s “The Lobster” left audiences puzzled, yet his screenplay earned him an Oscar nomination. His latest movie is slightly more mainstream yet at the same time very niche. “The Favourite” is a dark comedic take on the 18th Century British monarchy, with an unstable Queen […]
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‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Review

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“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is a tough sell. This is a new, slightly darker and more mysterious visionary tale loosely based on one of the most famous ballets and musical compositions in history. Disney has taken “Alice in Wonderland”, mushed it with “The Chronicles of Narnia” and sprinkled it with Sugar Plum Fairy […]
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‘Wildlife’ Review

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“Wildlife” marks the directorial debut of actor Paul Dano, best known for his roles in “Little Miss Sunshine”, “Prisoners” and “Love & Mercy”. He also co-wrote this screenplay with longtime partner Zoe Kazan (“Ruby Sparks”) – based on the 1990 novel by Richard Ford. We are transported to 1960 in a small Montana town, where […]
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