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‘Collateral Beauty’ Review

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In an August Entertainment Weekly article previewing “Collateral Beauty”, star Will Smith, coming-off his #OscarsSoWhite Best Actor nomination snub for his electrifying performance in “Concussion”, is quoted as saying his latest film is “delicately framed in a way that’s going to be tough to promote.” And he was right. The first trailer, released in September, avoids some […]
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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Review

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Last December, Disney and LucasFilm revived the “Star Wars” saga with the solid, but highly overrated “The Force Awakens”. More installments and spinoffs were greenly during Episode VII’s production, kicking off with “Rogue One” – an original story set in the middle of the timeline. The concept is, no surprise, very basic: Oscar nominee Felicity […]
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‘The Red Turtle’ Review

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As is the case with all of Studio Ghibli’s hand-drawn animated dramas, including “Ponyo” and “The Wind Rises”, their latest, “The Red Turtle”, is incredibly picturesque. The scenery, consisting of landscapes, seascapes, sunrises and shots of the glowing moon, is absolutely gorgeous. However, even though it’s never uninteresting and presents challenges in its interpretation, “The Red Turtle” […]
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‘Hidden Figures’ Review

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I’ve always been fascinated by The Space Race. For me it’s one of the coolest, most interesting chapters in American History. During my Junior year in high school I read The Right Stuff (which focused on the Mercury 7 astronauts and “The New Nine”). In the Summer of 2015, ABC aired the fantastic 10-part miniseries, […]
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‘A Monster Calls’ Review

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“A Monster Calls” is one of the most inventive and emotionally raw movies of the year. Just as director J.A. Bayona found bright young talent in Tom Holland (the new Spider-Man) for 2012’s “The Impossible” – he’s found another new star in 14-year-old, Lewis MacDougall. He plays Conor O’Malley, a boy living in England with his mother (Felicity […]
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‘The Comedian’ Review

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At 73, Robert De Niro is showing no signs of slowing down. Recently he’s had some big highs (“Silver Linings Playbook”, “The Intern”) and tremendous lows (“Dirty Grandpa”), and some notable work in between (“Hands of Stone”, “Joy”, “Grudge Match”, “The Family”). Now comes “The Comedian” – a rare movie that, following the end credits, […]
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‘Fences’ Review

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“Fences” began as a 1983 stage play, written by August Wilson. The play was revived in 2010, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis as husband and wife Troy and Rose Maxon, dealing with their challenging family dynamics in 1950’s Pittsburgh. Both earned Tony Awards, as did the play (Best Revival). For this film version (directed […]
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‘The Founder’ Review

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It’s the Hollywood comeback story of the decade: Michael Keaton was a mega movie star in the 80s and 90s (from “Mr. Mom” to “Beetlejuice” to “Batman”). Then his career took a nose-dive for nearly 20 years. Now Keaton has returned with a vengeance, starring in the past two Best Picture Oscar winners, “Birdman” and “Spotlight”. […]
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‘Sing’ Review

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In the world of “Sing” (as was the case with this spring’s “Zootopia”), animals talk, behave and live like humans. As a young child, koala bear Buster Moon loved going to the theatre with his dad. Years later they decided to open The Moon Theatre. But after countless grand productions, Buster finds himself with an […]
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‘Miss Sloane’ Review

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From “The Help” and “The Tree of Life” to “Zero Dark Thirty” and “A Most Violent Year”, Jessica Chastain has consistently delivered fiery performances. You can add her latest effort in “Miss Sloane” to that list. Chastain dominates every scene she’s in (which is most of them) as a fast-talking, win at all cost, DC political […]
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