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The Wife Review: Close to Perfection

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:00:18 +0000

Winning the Nobel Prize for Literature isn’t exactly the most relatable experience. Then again, the purpose of The Wife is not to be relatable, or even to alienate. Rather, the film aims to be a tight examination of a truly fascinating character. Starring Glenn Close as the wife Joan to Jonathan Pryce as husband Joe,...

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Off the Shelf: Ronin

Josh Zyber — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:00:02 +0000

Although it wasn’t much of a box office smash back in 1998, John Frankenheimer’s action thriller Ronin eventually became a cult hit on video, largely due to its terrific car chases. The film has been released on Blu-ray twice to date – first by MGM in 2009 and then in 2017 as a remastered Special...

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Cannes Journal: ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’

Jason Gorber — Tue, 29 May 2018 19:00:22 +0000

The term “quixotic” refers to the exceedingly impractical and unrealistic. Some quests speak to notions of romantic, adventurous reaching-to-the-stars simultaneously with a ridiculous, near lunatic denial of the very rational obstacles that should prevent one from attempting such foolishness in the first place. There’s perhaps no film better tied to this central conceit than Terry...

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‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Review: Cute Christmas Caroling

Philip Brown — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:00:28 +0000

There have been so many adaptations of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at this point that the Disney Channel must have a tough time deciding which version to air each year. (Note: They should always pick the one with the Muppets.) The last one involved motion capture and Jim Carrey in nearly every role, and the apathetic...

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‘Game of Thrones’ 6.10 Recap: “This Came Together Rather Well”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:00:51 +0000

Whatever qualms I may have had about the early parts of the season, ‘Game of Thrones’ turned itself around in a big way last week and followed that up by closing the season with one hell of a momentous ending. King’s Landing The finale starts slowly and methodically. Cersei stands at a window looking out...

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‘Game of Thrones’ 5.06 Recap: “Let’s Not Do Something Stupid”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:00:03 +0000

Weddings in the ‘Game of Thrones’ universe are such guaranteed miserable occasions, it’s a wonder that anyone would ever consent to get married. Yes, it’s time for another awful Westeros marriage ceremony. While this one may not feature any impalings or poisonings, it’s still pretty unpleasant. Here’s the rundown on what happens in episode ‘Unbowed,...

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‘Game of Thrones’ 5.03 Recap: “The Sweetest King Who Ever Lived”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:00:27 +0000

‘Game of Thrones’ has so many characters that, even three episodes into the new season, we’re still catching up with some we haven’t seen in a while. In most respects, a lot of little things happen in this week’s episode, but few big things do. Braavos Arya is currently in the “Wax on, wax off”...

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