Oscar nominations arrive bright and early Tuesday morning and, judging from the conversations I've had with film academy members, there are going to be a lot of surprises when the …
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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1/20/23
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I’m reviewing the food-snobbery-will-kill-you comedy “The Menu,” never having eaten at, well — name the Michelin-starred restaurant and I haven’t eaten there. Some day. When that …
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By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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11/25/22
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Right now there’s enough debt, toil and trouble afoot to upend the film and streaming industries twice over. Cineworld, owner of the nation’s number two multiplex chain Regal, flirts with …
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By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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9/9/22
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“Top Gun: Maverick” is top five. The high-flying blockbuster on Monday became the fifth-highest grossing movie domestically of all time, moving ahead of Marvel’s 2018 hit “Black …
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By Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News (TNS)
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9/6/22
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Loosely inspired by the Mel Brooks’ 1974 groundbreaking comedy classic “Blazing Saddles” (and originally titled “Blazing Samurai”) and set in a mythical Japan inhabited mostly by cats, the …
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By James Verniere, Boston Herald (TNS)
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7/17/22
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Marvel’s latest “Thor” film continued its heroics at the box office, adding $46 million in North America over the weekend to lead all movies. It’s the second consecutive box office ...
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By Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News (TNS)
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7/17/22
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Oh. Em. Gee. The “Barbie” movie doesn’t come out until next summer, but people are already freaking out while the Warner Bros. feature – starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as ...
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By Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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7/11/22
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You can’t help but be charmed by the current of weirdness that washes through the computer-animated “Despicable Me” franchise.Take, for instance, “Minions: The Rise of Gru” – the …
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By Mark Meszoros, The News-Herald (TNS)
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7/6/22
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Why hasn’t there been a great Elvis biopic yet? Well, Austin Butler wasn’t around to star as the King of Rock 'n' Roll. At the center of Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling pop epic “Elvis,” a film as …
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By Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service (TNS)
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6/23/22
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We've nearly reached 2022's halfway point, and at the movies it's shaping up to be a pretty special year, with new and veteran voices chiming in with films worthy of celebration.Hollywood is …
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By Adam Graham, The Detroit News (TNS)
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6/21/22
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Even as a famously devout Catholic, Mark Wahlberg had never been pitched a faith-based feature until “Father Stu,” a study of a wild and crazy guy who found his calling late in life as a …
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald (TNS)
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4/15/22
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An old-school, slow-burn, take-your-time spy thriller, "All the Old Knives" is the kind of made-for-adults drama that has mostly been squeezed to the edges of cinema in the wake of modern Hollywood's …
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Adam Graham, The Detroit News (TNS)
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4/14/22
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Michelle Yeoh is everywhere.Hot off the limited release and fast approaching the wide release of her latest project, "Everything Everywhere All at Once," the Malaysian actor has been promoting …
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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4/14/22
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For decades, series creators have been tripping over “The Wire” and its first wave of imitators, trying to recapture a strand or two of that inspired Baltimore mosaic’s scope and impact. …
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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4/12/22
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He came to us fully formed, a man. There were no weird childhood moments or awkward teenage years with Bruce Willis. By the time he was introduced to us on TV's "Moonlighting," he was already 30 …
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Adam Graham, The Detroit News (TNS)
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4/11/22
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Director Michael Bay’s “Ambulance” celebrates Los Angeles as a shining city build on a cloverleaf of speed, concrete, yelling, automatic gunfire (sorry, pal, not in the mood) and …
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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4/6/22
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"Întregalde" is the name of a stretch of Romanian countryside, a world of muddy roads, gnarled trees, a few scattered villages and — though we never see them — hungry wolves and …
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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4/2/22
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At the beginning of "Everything Everywhere All at Once," the camera creeps slowly toward a circular mirror — an apt start for a movie that will soon whoosh its characters through one looking …
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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3/31/22
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Having seen and enjoyed all the Spider-Man films (old and new) as well as the two Venom movies, I had some idea of what to expect from Morbius despite not having a deep knowlege of the character from …
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By Scott W. Coleman
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3/31/22
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Legendary "Die Hard" and "Pulp Fiction" actor Bruce Willis has ended his more than four-decade acting career after being diagnosed with a cognitive disorder, his family said. The 67-year-old …
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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3/30/22
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