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There's a question ping-ponging around the movie world as to whether or not "Spider-Man: No Way Home" should be nominated for Best Picture at the upcoming Academy Awards. The answer: Sure, why …
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Adam Graham, The Detroit News (TNS)
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1/10/22
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The plot is familiar — a young boy, left by himself for Christmas, is forced to defend his home against burglars using a series of elaborate homemade booby traps — but the execution of …
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Adam Graham, The Detroit News (TNS)
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11/14/21
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'Belfast' review: Kenneth Branagh revisits his turbulent childhood, through the eyes of a 9-year-old
Kenneth Branagh's autobiographical drama "Belfast" movingly finds a very difficult balance: It's a film both thoroughly sentimental and grittily real. Taking place mostly in the summer of 1969, it's …
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Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/10/21
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Ironically, the black-and-white cinematography in "Passing" is there to show us that nothing in the drama is black and white.
Beginning on a blazing hot day in 1920s Harlem and ending on a frigid …
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Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune (TNS)
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11/10/21
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From the hushed misterioso quality of its opening sequence to the nervous ambiguity of its coda, writer-director Rebecca Hall’s “Passing” (premiering on Netflix Nov. 10) floats like …
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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11/9/21
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A red notice, as helpfully defined by “Red Notice,” is the highest level of arrest warrant issued by Interpol. You might think of this detail as a red herring, given how little it really …
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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11/4/21
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“Spencer” labels itself “a fable from a true tragedy,” which means it’s a biopic unafraid of acknowledging its speculative inventions.
Director Pablo Larrain’s …
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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11/3/21
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“Ron’s Gone Wrong” dots its primer on friendship with chase scenes and warnings about Big Tech, with only mixed success.
Friendless young Barney (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) …
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Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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11/2/21
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Of all the science fiction franchises in the known universe, the one I would take to a desert island — or planet, I guess — is "Star Trek." I am not a Trekkie by any means (not …
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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10/29/21
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I'm worried Wes Anderson is turning into Woody Allen — not personally, but professionally. Like Allen, Anderson does something specific that gets more specific with each film. You can …
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Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune (TNS)
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10/28/21
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Why is it that so many of the happy-sounding hits of the 1960s such as "Downtown" and "Georgy Girl" become sad if you listen to the lyrics? That dichotomy is addressed in "Last Night in Soho," …
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Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune (TNS)
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10/28/21
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So, what happens when you hand a massive Marvel Comics Universe movie to a brilliant maker of small-scale, meditative independent movies? Something different, it turns out — not always in a …
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Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/27/21
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Standing before a somber crowd of some 300 film workers Sunday night, a display of floral wreaths and photos of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins behind him, IATSE international Vice President Michael …
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Anousha Sakoui and Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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10/25/21
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A shot fired on the New Mexico set of “Rust” that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on Thursday was “a live single round,” according to a …
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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10/22/21
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For those who love the deliciously unsettling, tightness-in-the-stomach, hey-wait-what-was-that-noise-outside feeling that a scary movie can bring — here are 10 recommendations ...
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Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/21/21
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In the past five years, French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has established himself as a sci-fi auteur with an approach to scale and tone that makes him the only logical choice to tackle a new …
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Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service (TNS)
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10/20/21
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Harry Styles has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Or rather, Marvel has joined the Harry Styles Cinematic Universe as the singer continues to build up his acting resume.
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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10/20/21
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On Friday, Denis Villeneuve’s soaring, large-scale take on Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune” hits theaters and HBO Max, hopefully to please fans of the hugely …
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Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service (TNS)
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10/19/21
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A Wes Anderson movie is recognizable from its first seconds; sitting down to one feels like spotting a friend in a crowd — a rare dream these days — and realizing how much you've missed …
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Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/18/21
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It was autumn 1979 when Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and a small group of Detroit friends headed off to the woods in Tennessee to make a horror movie. Two years later, their …
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Adam Graham, The Detroit News (TNS)
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10/16/21
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