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Fonda and Tomlin Shine in Half-Baked Dark Comedy Moving On
The last act is where the action finally picks up, but there's a huge possibility you may mentally tap out before then. Between the half hearted LGBTQ plot, impending murder…
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Keke Palmer Channels Her Inner Pam Greer for Alice
There are so many more rich stories to tell about Black people that don't regale or romanticize slavery, the disrespect of Black women and their bodies or the need to…
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Espionage, Friendship and Global Warfare Take Center Stage in The Courier
Can you imagine going from being an ordinary sales person to being an international spy courier? That turned out to be the reality for Directed by Dominic Cooke and screenplay…
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Words on Bathroom Walls Proves That Love and Crazy Go Hand in Hand
Upon first glance, one will unmistakably confuse this flick for an intense drama swirling around mental illness. However, Words on Bathroom Walls, based on the fantabulous Julia Walton book is…
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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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Renee Zellweger is Astounding in JUDY
Renee Zellweger gives such a nuanced, astounding performance that during several moments one would swear you were watching the real thing. There were a few times when Zellweger was a…
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The Peanut Butter Falcon is Sweet, Coming of Age Story
It's the first time I have seen a film that focused on the character's personal strength, tenacity and keen sense of life skills rather than what is the obvious --…
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Trial By Fire Points Fingers at Busted Death Penalty System in America
Although Laura Dern and Jack O'Connell are giving gut-wrenching performances, the real star of this film is how capital punishment in America is grossly unjust many instances. As one of…
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Lucas Hedges and Julia Roberts Will Break Hearts in Ben is Back
Addiction movies seem to be the recurring theme of this awards season with Beautiful Boy, A Star is Born and now Ben is Back. What is also a recurring theme…
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The Viper Club Points Fingers at Government Using Journalists as Pawns
The worst thing that could happen to a parent is having their children perish from this earth before they do. When journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing, the unthinkable was assumed…
