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‘Vice’ Review

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Adam McKay went from making goofy comedies to winning an Oscar for co-writing 2015’s financial crisis dramedy “The Big Short”. McKay collaborated on that script with Charles Randolph. But he went solo on the screenplay for his latest film,”Vice”, while also directing. And it shows. In short, “Vice” is much more of an ‘Adam McKay […]
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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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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Review

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“If Beale Street Could Talk” is director Barry Jenkins’ follow-up to his Oscar-winning “Moonlight”. And there are plenty of carryovers from that film to this one: Intense close-ups and generous use of slow-motion. A supporting performance that’s attracting awards attention, involving a character who doesn’t get much screen time. But what these two films have most […]
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‘Destroyer’ Review

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“Destroyer” director Karyn Kusama recently told Entertainment Weekly that she thinks actress Nicole Kidman just keeps getting better. It seems like Kidman’s been around for a long time (she did win an Oscar 15 years ago for “The Hours”). But the past two years have been a defining point in her career: another Oscar nomination […]
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‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’ Review

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“Ruben Brandt, Collector” is the closest thing to an animated “Mission: Impossible” movie we’ll ever get. It’s a global action/adventure heist mystery thriller that’s literally set inside the art world. Like a picture, this film is worth a thousand words. However, like many paintings, it’s also very difficult to describe, interpret and understand. “Ruben Brandt, […]
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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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‘Ben is Back’ Review

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Two years ago, young actor Lucas Hedges gave a breakthrough, Oscar-nominated performance in “Manchester by the Sea”. Now, following roles in 2017’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and this year’s “mid90s” and “Boy Erased”, Hedges stars in his father’s latest film. “Ben is Back” is directed by Peter Hedges (“Dan in Real Life”, “The Odd […]
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‘Cold War’ Review

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How far would you go to be with the love of your life? That’s the big question for the two main characters in “Cold War”. This is the latest film from director Pawel Pawlikowski. He helmed 2013’s “Ida”, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film. “Cold War” is 2018’s Academy Award entry from Poland, […]
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‘Roma’ Review

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“Roma” is Academy Award-winning director Alfonso Cuaron’s follow-up to 2013’s “Gravity”. It’s dramatically different in scope as that space epic, though just as visually stunning. (And there’s a fun moment in “Roma” when characters are watching a movie in which an astronaut is trying to save another as they’re falling towards Earth. Cuaron has had a […]
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‘The Front Runner’ Review

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“The Front Runner” stars Hugh Jackman as former Presidential candidate and scandal-marred political figure, Gary Hart. It’s the first non-musical, dramatic role of Jackman’s post-Wolverine career. Jackman does get one six-second shouting moment that will forever be used on his highlight reel. But an uneven script and superficial treatment of the subject matter hold the […]
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