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Now Streaming: Eli

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:00:51 +0000

Eli, the latest streaming horror movie on Netflix, both asks and answers the question, “What’s creepier than a hospital?” It starts with young Eli (Charlie Shotwell), who’s very sick. He’s basically a “bubble boy” who cannot deal with the toxins and allergens of the open air and must live his life behind a protective film...

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TIFF Journal: Marriage Story

Jason Gorber — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:00:19 +0000

In 1979, Robert Benton directed Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in a film about the disintegration of a marriage and the ramifications it had on their young kid. Kramer vs. Kramer was groundbreaking stuff, became an enormous financial success, and took home Oscars for Best Picture, Direction, Actor, Supporting Actress, and Screenplay. If Netflix has...

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Now Streaming – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:00:11 +0000

El Camino just might be the movie that Breaking Bad die-hards have yammered for the past few years, but it’s bound to leave more casual fans a little unsatisfied. If you recall, the television show ended six years ago with everyone’s favorite meth cook, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), breaking free from his captors and driving...

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Now Streaming: In the Tall Grass

Deirdre Crimmins — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:00:53 +0000

Death, taxes, and inadequate Stephen King adaptations are three guarantees in life. In the Tall Grass upholds this tradition of missing the mark, but it deserves some credit for trying. Director Vincenzo Natali is no stranger to high concept cinema. From Cube to Splice, and several other single word title films, Natali has been able...

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Now Streaming – Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:00:51 +0000

I love a Zach Galifianakis vehicle as much as the next person, but Between Two Ferns: The Movie falls one fern short of greatness. For those unfamiliar with the Funny or Die series, Between Two Ferns is one of the best things on the internet, just after kitten pictures and Russian dashcam footage. It has...

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Now Streaming: In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)

Josh Zyber — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:00:50 +0000

For a remake of the acclaimed documentary about NASA’s Apollo space program, Netflix’s In the Shadow of the Moon misses the mark pretty badly. For a TV movie thriller about a time-traveling serial killer… well, it’s pretty middling at that as well. The truly strange thing about recycling this particular title is that the phrase...

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NYFF Journal: The Irishman

Jason Gorber — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 00:00:22 +0000

With a running time of just under 3 ½ hours, I’m less time away from The Irishman writing this review than it took to watch the film, yet even in these moments following the first screening, it feels like if I’ve witnessed something truly special. In a year where numerous movies feel like the culmination...

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Now Streaming: The I-Land

Josh Zyber — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:00:13 +0000

Ever since Lost went off the air, a lot of TV shows have come and gone trying to be the next Lost. I can’t think of any quite so shameless about it as Netflix’s The I-Land. The first episode even opens with a close-up shot of a character’s eye opening. I’d almost be inclined to...

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Now Streaming: The Spy

Josh Zyber — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:19 +0000

The prospect of Sacha Baron Cohen playing a secret agent practically begs for a “Borat Does Bond” headline. Surprisingly, Netflix’s The Spy is a very serious story, played completely straight. Even more of a shock, Cohen makes a terrific dramatic lead. Set during the early 1960s, the series is based on the true story of...

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TIFF Journal: Dolemite Is My Name

Jason Gorber — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:00:25 +0000

Dolemite Is My Name is a delightful deep dive into the world of indie film production and the Blaxploitation genre. The movie feels like a spiritual sequel to Tim Burton’s Ed Wood (also scripted by screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski). Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) helms this bio-pic about a tenacious man, his retinue...

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Now Streaming – The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Josh Zyber — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:00:17 +0000

Netflix’s new epic event series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is what happens when you give Jim Henson’s gentle 1982 fantasy parable to the director of Transporter 2 with instructions to Game of Thrones the hell out of it. Is that a good or a bad thing? Honestly, it could be a little of...

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One Man’s Trash: Alien Warfare

Adam Tyner — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:00:20 +0000

Never has a film been more aptly titled than Alien Warfare. At least, once Chris (David B. Meadows) gets off the phone, I’m pretty sure some aliens are going to start wreaking havoc. Okay, once Chris is off the phone, and when he and his team have finished their hostage negotiations against a band of...

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