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Now Streaming: Good Omens

Josh Zyber — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:00:15 +0000

Even as his American Gods fell apart in its second season, allegedly due in some part to the author’s interference, Neil Gaiman split his attention to a second television project more under his direct control. Amazon’s Good Omens is in some ways a more consistent and successful piece of work, but leaves me thinking that...

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The Lego Movie 2 Review: Another Brick in the Wall

Jason Gorber — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:00:15 +0000

In an alternate timeline where The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part was in fact the first of the series, it would rival just about any animated film that’s likely to come out this year. It’s smart, beautifully rendered, and has clever set-pieces. It’s got a terrific voice cast, a nice little meta-story, and plenty...

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‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Review: Offerman and Clemons Rock Out in Family Dramedy

Jason Gorber — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:00:11 +0000

Saying anything even a little bit negative about ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ feels wrong, like you’re the party pooper trying to put a stop to the festivities just as everyone has gathered to have a good time. The movie has so much joy for those involved on display that it really feels like you’re the downer...

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‘The Little Hours’ Review: Get Thee to a Nunnery

Philip Brown — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:00:01 +0000

The success of ‘Bridesmaids’ spawned a trend of “gals behaving badly” comedies which have, for the most part, been amusing little larks. ‘The Little Hours’ comes with a hell of a twist. Those gals behaving badly? Well, they’re nuns. Even though the setting is 14th Century Italy, the speech and comedy are contemporary. The whole...

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Sundance Journal: ‘The Little Hours’

Luke Hickman — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:00:24 +0000

The second nun-related film I saw at Sundance this year, ‘The Little Hours’ couldn’t possibly be farther on the other end of the spectrum from the other one. The reverence and holiness that fill ‘Novitiate‘ are completely absent in this vulgar comedy about off-kilter and psychotic nuns, a dim priest and an attractive peasant boy...

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‘The Founder’ Review: Great Script, Great Cast, Missed Direction

Philip Brown — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:00:36 +0000

‘The Founder’ is a good film very much worth watching. Unfortunately, it’s all too clear that the movie derives from a great script that wasn’t quite given the directorial touch it deserved. The screenplay comes from former ‘Onion’ writer Robert Siegel, who previously delivered two fascinating and darkly comedic character studies in ‘The Wrestler’ and...

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‘Fargo’ 2.01 Recap: “Oh, This Is a Deal”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:00:19 +0000

The first season of FX’s ‘Fargo’ spin-off was originally supposed to be a limited-run series. When the show proved popular and the network asked for another season, creator Noah Hawley wasn’t sure he even wanted to do one. After weighing his options for how to tackle such a project, he finally settled on making it...

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‘A Walk in the Woods’ Review: About As Exciting As the Title

Philip Brown — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:00:02 +0000

‘A Walk in the Woods’ offers pretty much the experience that you’d expect from the title. It’s a movie about two old white men going for a long walk. It’s a comedy, in that there are some jokes even though few of them land. It’s also clearly supposed to delve into something resembling an existential...

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‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ Review: Quirky Weepie

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:00:30 +0000

Reduced down to its logline of a title, ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ sounds like an almost impossibly twee indie film too syrupy to stomach. Mixing together hipster quirk with cancer tears, the movie should be the worst example of semi-mainstream Sundance entertainment. And yet, against all odds, it’s one of the best...

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