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22 posts tagged "movie review"

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Jordan Peele delivers another nightmare with ‘Us’

Jake Winningham | Monday, March 25, 2019

Jordan Peele couldn’t have asked for a better debut as a writer-director than “Get Out,” a critical and commercial success that boosted the former sketch comedian’s Hollywood profile into the stratosphere. How does one follow up a movie that made over $250 million, won an Oscar and seized the zeitgeist seemingly upon release? Peele answers

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Oscar bait

Patrick McKelvey | Friday, January 18, 2019

If you pay close attention to the slate of movies released every year, you’ll notice a seasonal pattern emerges. This pattern is constant, unwavering. It almost never changes. It’s hard to mess with the calendar of a multi-billion dollar industry. January and February are the “dump months,” when production studios release the absolute worst movies

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‘Thunder Road’ is the standout indie film of the year

Ryan Israel | Friday, November 30, 2018

Diane Park | The Observer` Everybody handles grief differently. Few people, however, handle grief by performing an interpretive dance set to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” at a somber funeral. But it’s actions like this that make Officer Jim Arnaud (Jim Cummings), who serves as the centerpiece and driving force of the film named after the

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Why you need to watch ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’

Letter to the Editor | Monday, November 19, 2018

It all started with Gwen Stefani. Donald Trump was mad NBC was paying “The Voice” star more than he was getting paid for hosting “The Apprentice,” so he decided to run for President — his second time after a half-hearted attempt in 2000 — and booked two venues to follow his now infamous ride down

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‘A Simple Favor,’ a complicated movie

Cameron Sumner | Wednesday, October 3, 2018

“Was that supposed to be a comedy?” my friend Molly mused as we walked out of the movie theater last week. We had just seen “A Simple Favor,” the new movie directed by Paul Feig. The film, starring Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, and Harry Golding (recent star of “Crazy Rich Asians”), left us somewhat perplexed.

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‘Minding the Gap’ is a visceral, vibrant coming-of-age documentary

Nicholas Ottone | Thursday, September 13, 2018

From its first frame, Bing Liu’s documentary “Minding the Gap,” available to stream on Hulu, feels vitally, viscerally alive. We glide along with skateboarding kids, skid around corners, duck parking lot arms. Sunshine, fading, yet still vibrant, envelopes the screen. Wide, joyful smiles cover the faces of our subjects. There is life and joy and

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‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’: A review

Dominique DeMoe | Monday, September 10, 2018

Hi. To everyone who has already seen this movie or heard me talk about it, I’m sorry for bringing it up again — but also not really. To everyone who has not seen or heard of this movie before, you’re welcome for introducing you to something you will never forget. To All the Boys I’ve

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Schrader delivers again with ‘First Reformed’

Charlie Kenney | Thursday, August 23, 2018

Reverend Ernst Toller, as portrayed by Ethan Hawke in Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” is a man who has been divorced, whose son is dead and who lives in relative isolation. His life is not particularly out of the ordinary. Couples frequently get divorced, young people often pass away too soon and isolation, although not often

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‘Blair Witch’ treads through familiar woods

Brian Boylen | Wednesday, September 21, 2016

It is a rare thing for a horror movie to make any sort of tangible cultural impact. Most seem to come and go, failing to be anything beyond the final destination for Friday night thrill seekers willing to see whatever the latest horror flick is. This was not true for the original “The Blair Witch

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‘The Jungle Book’ rewritten

Kelly McGarry | Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Remaking a classic is dangerous territory. It presents the challenge of bringing something new to the story without corrupting its original value. “The Jungle Book” (1967) is a classic for a reason. Jon Favreau, director of the 2016 film, makes his mission clear when he appears onscreen to introduce the movie. Having grown up, like

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