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Don’t Let Go Review: Don’t Hang Up, Oh Don’t You Do It Now

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:00:15 +0000

Murder and investigations can be exciting enough for a good cinematic experience. Don’t Let Go takes them one step further with some good old fashioned communication from the future. Some of the best speculative fiction films are born of a single “What If?” question. What if time travel were real? What if a burial site...

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‘Gringo’ Review: Snatch-o

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:00:15 +0000

Aussie cinema has been ramping up over the last dozen years, but the country’s films haven’t quite broken into the American mainstream yet. While Nash Edgerton’s gritty dark comedy ‘Gringo’ doesn’t quite reach the level of greatness, it’s nice to see it get a wide release on this side of the Pacific. If you haven’t...

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Now Streaming: ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’

Philip Brown — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:00:13 +0000

From the beginning, the ‘Cloverfield’ franchise has been as much about J.J. Abrams’ interest in marketing as it is about the movies themselves. This weekend, Abrams’ pulled off his greatest ‘Cloverfield’ magic trick yet by announcing, without warning, the Netflix release of the almost-forgotten ‘Cloverfield 3’ during the Super Bowl and then premiering it immediately...

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‘A United Kingdom’ Review: A Polite and Pretty Mediocrity

Philip Brown — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:00:06 +0000

‘A United Kingdom’ is the type of movie designed to make audiences leave the theater pleased with themselves for confirming the basic values that they brought into the screening. It takes a fairly fascinating slice of history and reduces it to the simplest and friendliest possible melodrama. The film will bring out a mild half-grin...

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‘Queen of Katwe’ Review: An Emotional Counterplay

Philip Brown — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:00:03 +0000

‘Queen of Katwe’ is a feel-good movie from feel-good Disney that makes feel-good pictures feel good. It’s not groundbreaking. It’s not even particularly surprising. However, the movie is quite well made and sweet without being overly syrupy. This is one of those true life inspirational tales you’ve heard a thousand times before, and it makes...

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‘Selma’ Review: History Ripped from Today’s Headlines

Philip Brown — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:00:20 +0000

‘Selma’ would have been a respected movie no matter what. It’s simply too accomplished and moving to ignore. Yet thanks to unfortunate circumstance, the film feels just as much like a portrait of current U.S. race relations as it is a window into the past. No one involved in the production could have anticipated the...

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