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Online Dating Goes Awry in Queen and Slim
Beautifully and exquisitely shot, the opening wide shot sets the tone perfectly. Matsoukas uses her music video background to make Queen & Slim interesting, yet intriguing. Particularly, with the cinematic…
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Dark Waters Shines Spotlight on Teflon and Dupont
Mark Ruffalo as Bilott and Anne Hathaway (Sarah Bilott) are literally giving a career best performances. Ruffalo's torturous portrayal of a corporate lawyer desperately seeking to 'do the right thing'…
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Thank Goodness Some Things Never Change with Frozen 2
At the end of the day, the sisters become closer than ever and while the original had more of a fairytale ending, this journey is a little darker in tone…
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Murder, Mayhem and Mystery Never Looked Better in Knives Out
The cultural murder mystery throwbacks infused like watching Angela Lansbury bang away at a typewriter during a rerun of "Murder She Wrote" on tv, dialogue referring to Clue board games…
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A24, Neon and Honey Boy Lead Noms Film Independent Spirit Awards
Produced by Film Independent, their annual Spirit Awards Nominations were announced today at The Line in Los Angeles by Film Independent President Josh Welsh joined by Joker's Zazie Beetz and…
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Coming Attractions, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Tom Hanks is Pitch Perfect in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Forgiveness. Humanity. Love. Understanding. These words seem very simple, yet they were anything but to Fred Rogers. Fred Rogers was a man with infinite patience, but the point is he…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Reviews, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator Doc Exposes Scandal Behind Practice
Upon Jafa-Bodden being award 7 Million dollars, Bikram fled the US without paying a dime and continues building the Bikram brand around the world in Mexico, Spain and elsewhere. As…
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The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Brings Indian Freedom Fighter to Life
Devika Bhise in the title role is spectacular. She's doing her own stunts with swords, bareback riding and speaking often times in the language of the era. Bhise's screenplay (along…
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High Octane Reimagined Charlie’s Angels is Da Bomb
Now, I won't lie, I was totally prepared to see yet another chapter in this film franchise that made women look dumb while having their bodies objectified. Proud to say…
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Coming Attractions, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Damon and Bale Crush it in Racing Drama Ford v Ferrari
Although I loved learning about the Ford v Ferrari feud and how Fiat came in flipping everything upside down and standout performances from Matt Damon and Christian Bale, this film's…
