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Molly’s Game makes me think of the word “crackerjack” and that’s a compliment
So as the story goes, there are secret games for the super wealthy. High stakes gambling, poker and blackjack, sports bets and so on, but the legality is a gray area. The rise and fall of someone between many of ...
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Darkest Hour is a triumphant showcase for Gary Oldman
Recently there have been quite a few versions of Winston Churchill in popular media. John Lithgow played him in the Netflix show The Crown, Michael Gambon last year, and Brian Cox earlier this year in Churchill. There are a few ...
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The Yavin 4’s music is your only hope until the next Star Wars movie release
If you were eagerly anticipating the arrival of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and find yourself with an insatiable appetite for all things Star Wars since your last viewing of it, perhaps you should consider turning to the Dark Side ...
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Call Me By Your Name is a slow burn of longing and desire
A new film is getting a lot of buzz right now not only for its awards possibilities, but for its subject matter as well. Call Me By Your Name, based on the novel by André Aciman, stars Timothée Chalamet (also ...
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The Post isn’t Spielberg’s showiest movie, but it’s one of his most relevant
In 1971, something was leaked to the New York Times, information about the so-called “Pentagon Papers”, a long study and analysis performed on the US and the Vietnam War. One of the critical takeaways is that each President involved was ...
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Pitch Perfect 3 is a bit pitchy in spots but should reverberate with fans
The Barden Bellas are back for a final farewell tour. I went into Pitch Perfect 3 fully expecting it to be the latest Hollywood victim to the law of diminishing returns (most sequels simply can’t measure up to their predecessors ...
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is surprisingly a lot of fun
Growing up I loved watching Jumanji with its constant thrilling moments and shaggy Robin Williams. If you showed me a list of reasons why it was a bad film, I wouldn’t listen to you. It was a movie that crafted ...
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Dunkirk is visually stunning, but emotionally lacking
Back when Dunkirk was first released theatrically, our Jeremy Fogelman gave the film a glowing review. I was not fortunate enough to see the film projected on the big screen in the IMAX format, but I have had an opportunity ...
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Money corrupts friends in Blood Money
Blood Money stars John Cusack, Ellar Coltrane, Willa Fitzgerald, and Jacob Artist and is about a group of friends who gather for a weekend getaway in the forest. Through river rafting and bonfires, they hope to reconnect and rekindle their ...
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Episode VIII Review :: The Good & The Bad
Star Wars. It’s been conjuring up hopes and dreams and thrills and controversy for the last 40 years, since the heady disco era in the 70s.And, thanks to Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm not so long ago, devoted fans, vehement detractors ...
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Better Watch Out delivers a twist on traditional holiday horror
Christmas. The time of year to spread joy and spend time with the ones you love. It's also a time to sit down and cuddle up and watch a good holiday movie, from the many version of A Christmas Carol ...
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Love comes in all forms in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
After some big, big movies featuring Gothic horror (Crimson Peak) and giant robots battling giant monsters (Pacific Rim), director Guillermo del Toro returns to the smaller, fairy tale films that first brought him widespread acclaim (think The Devil's Backbone and ...
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