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Chicago Critics Film Festival Journal: Pink Wall

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 30 May 2019 16:00:59 +0000

Actor Tom Cullen’s directorial debut Pink Wall is an intimate look at the full arc of a romance. Though the characters are multi-dimensional and their energy is raw, the whole thing feels more like an actors’ workshop than a cinematic exercise. Jumping around throughout the six-year relationship of Leon and Jenna (Jay Duplass and Tatiana...

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Weekend Roundtable: 2018 Oscar Snubs

Josh Zyber — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:00:31 +0000

Oscar season finally ends this Sunday. As the Hollywood elite declare which movies they think were the best of 2017, let’s look at a few the Oscars ignored this year. Luke Hickman I loved five movies in 2017 that were completely ignored by the Academy. ‘A Ghost Story‘ – I haven’t loved any of director...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Stronger’

Philip Brown — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:00:11 +0000

As far as inspirational triumph-over-adversity” Oscar bait pictures go, ‘Stronger’ is a surprisingly complex effort. At its best, the film questions the nature of what constitutes heroism and never panders. Well, at least until the end. This genre just can’t help itself. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Jeff Bauman, a man made famous by a photograph...

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‘The Other Half’ Review: Painful Pining, Losing Love

Philip Brown — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:00:40 +0000

‘The Other Half’ is a certain type of destructive love story where no matter how much joy is visible on screen, viewers are acutely aware how wrong and impossible it is. Anchored by a pair of incredible performances, it’s easy to get lost in the movie… for a while. The trouble is that this sort...

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2016 Emmy Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:00:42 +0000

The Emmy Awards aired on Sunday and I barely even noticed. Once again, my interest in this ceremony was minimal. Nonetheless, I feel obligated to mention here that they happened. I watched Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue, which was pretty funny, and walked into the room a couple of times here and there to catch a...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.10 Recap: “This Is My Unconditional Surrender”

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:00:59 +0000

When we last left our clones, Sarah’s daughter Kira had once again been the victim of a kidnapping – this time by Rachel. This week, ‘Orphan Black’ ends its second season with a whole lot more questions and very little in the way of answers. As the finale gets underway, Sarah has already turned herself...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.09 Recap: “What Kind of Mother Am I?”

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:00:23 +0000

Things are getting interesting on ‘Orphan Black’. Season 2 presented its penultimate episode this week. After last week’s trans-clone episode, which may have been the worst the series has ever done, this week’s entry is packed with enough action and humor to rank among the show’s best episodes. Things continue to look bad for Cosima,...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.08 Recap: “Holy Tilda Swinton… Where Did He Come From?”

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:00:56 +0000

After almost two seasons of ‘Orphan Black’, I was of the opinion that this show could do no wrong and that star Tatiana Maslany could tackle any role given to her. This week, however, the writers and producers try something pretty bold… and it’s a huge misfire. Viewers learn what’s coming in the pre-title sequence,...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.07 Recap: “I May Have Spiked His Tea”

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:00:16 +0000

The latest episode of ‘Orphan Black’ has a lot of fun stuff going on, the most entertaining of which involves Sarah joining Alison at the rehab center. Also, viewers are introduced to a new character who, if the actress’s history of playing evil roles is any indication, may prove to be the clones’ biggest threat...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.06 Recap: “I’m Very Good with Children”

Shannon Nutt — Wed, 28 May 2014 19:00:41 +0000

At the conclusion of the last episode of ‘Orphan Black’, Helena told Sarah that they needed to go to the “Place of Screams” to find out what happened to Ethan Duncan (aka the Swan Man). This week finds the two clone sisters on a road trip where Sarah obtains more info about Project LEDA, while...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.05 Recap: “Don’t Kill My Rubber Duckie”

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 19 May 2014 19:00:21 +0000

When we last left our clones, Sarah was tied up in the bathroom of Rachel’s apartment and had just been re-introduced to her sister, Helena, whom she thought she had killed. As Episode 5 of ‘Orphan Black’ begins, we see the aftermath of last week’s events and begin to learn a little more about the...

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‘Orphan Black’ 2.04 Recap: “It’s a Miracle”

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 12 May 2014 19:00:35 +0000

One of the great things about ‘Orphan Black’ is that the show never spends too much time on a single plot thread. If a character gets into trouble at the end of one episode, he or she will usually find a way out of it in the next entry, only to get into an even...

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