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Paul Mescal is Mesmerizing – Denzel Captivating in Gladiator II
Mescal is Crowe reincarnated, simply meaning he inhabits almost the identical spitfire vigor. Yet it is his vulnerably sweet moments with Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) that layers this complicated man giving…
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Female Trifecta Blaze in Cartel Musical Emilia Pérez
One would never think of taking the story of a cartel boss longing for a sex change as a musical tour de force, and yet, Audiard has not only found…
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WICKED is Wickedly Fantabulous
With a voice that cuts through, Erivo grabs the heart and shatters it into chards of glass leaving audiences gasping for air through the ugliest of cries. Her rendition of…
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Martha Stewart is an Unshakeable Force
Cutler's greatest strength in cinematically capturing a life like Martha Stewart is that it's done with the curtains wide open for a life well lived and not the shades being…
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AFI FEST 2024: A REAL PAIN
A Real Pain is more than a story about two cousins who don't always see eye to eye, but a story of how the real pain of the past has…
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AFI FEST 2024: Amy Adams is Terrifyingly Ferocious in Nightbitch
Directed by Marielle Heller, this film expertly taps into how motherhood is primal and one of the most violent acts simultaneously highlighting the selfishness, stupidity and how utterly clueless men…
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AFI FEST 2024: Wright and Hanks Reunite in Emotional Drama Here
Growing up in St. Louis, my Great Grandparents had a four family flat that had been in our family for decades. Of course, as each one passed on along with…
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AFI FEST 2024: ANGELA JOLIE SCORCHES AS OPERA DIVA MARIA
Angelina Jolie is simply magnificent in the title role. The innocent vulnerability, understated nuances, coupled with fiery determination of a woman who vows to leave this earth on her own…
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AFI FEST 2024: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG IS POWERFULLY POIGNANT
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is necessary cinema if for nothing else to once and for all yell at humanity to embrace one another with respect for ideals and…
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AFI FEST 2024: DAHOMEY BRINGS HISTORY BACK WHERE IT BELONGS
As the rolling shores of a wounded beach roll vigorously creeping in and out onscreen, Diop reminds audiences that 26 of the 7000 artifacts returned will eternally struggle with the…
