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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Run, Don’t Walk

Philip Brown — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:00:14 +0000

Of all the revived franchise extensions to pop up in recent years, ‘Blade Runner’ felt like the riskiest proposition. While Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi/noir made a huge mark on pop culture with its groundbreakingly bleak design and formation of the cult of the director’s cut, it’s also a rather slow, ambiguous, even philosophical film –...

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Now Streaming: ‘House of Cards’ Season 5

Shannon Nutt — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:00:49 +0000

Now in its fifth season, the Netflix original series ‘House of Cards’ increasingly feels like a show that’s running out of gas. The difference between this series and others in a similar situation is that the creators seem to know it. Season 5 is a mad rush to throw everything it possibly can at the...

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‘Wonder Woman’ Review: Whew! It’s Good!

Philip Brown — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:00:45 +0000

Warner Bros.’ attempt to get in on the Marvel comic book universe game has been off to a rocky start. While the first few DCU movies have their supporters, the detractors are legion and vocal, tired of the studio’s insistence that grimness is the same as gravity. The ‘Wonder Woman’ movie arrives with a mixture...

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‘Everest’ Review: Such Great Heights

Luke Hickman — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:00:37 +0000

The mountaineering sport is not new to feature films. Amongst others, we’ve seen it in the action-thriller ‘Cliffhanger‘ and in the drama ‘Vertical Limit‘. Telling the true story of a tragic guided expedition to the peak of the largest mountain on Earth, with a minimal amount of sensationalizing, ‘Everest’ achieves the spectacle, tension and quality...

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Statuesque: 2015 Golden Globe Predictions – Televison

Shannon Nutt — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 20:00:43 +0000

A couple days ago, I gave my predictions for the movie categories at this year’s Golden Globes. Now it’s time to cover the major TV awards. Once again, these predictions are not what I would personally choose if I had a vote, but rather what I feel is most likely to win come Sunday night....

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‘A Most Wanted Man’ Review: The Pained Sadness of International Espionage

Philip Brown — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:00:51 +0000

At their best, John le Carré adaptations strip the espionage genre of any and all glamour. They present the spy game as a series of meetings and stakeouts by depressed alcoholics who hate their lives, yet end up doing vastly important work for the global community. ‘A Most Wanted Man’ is the type of movie...

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