Tag: Diverse

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You follows Linda (Rose Byrne) during a particularly trying time in her life as she tries to navigate her daughter’s mysterious illness and the absence of her husband as his work pulls…

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Wake Up Dead Man Continues the Knives Out Franchise’ Penchant for Twisty Mystery with a Message (Middleburg Film Festival)

Detective Benoit Blanc is back in Wake Up Dead Man, this time finding himself in a small village in upstate New York investigating the murder of a Catholic parish’s harsh but powerful priest Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin)….

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Like Its Leads, Wicked: For Good Is One Half Goodness, One Half Cloudy

Wicked was both a box office hit and a pleasant surprise for this reviewer last year, so the anticipated conclusion of the franchise is quite the curiosity. Can director Jon M. Chu stick the landing? Will stars Cynthia…

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After The Hunt Arrives After The Conversation Has Already Been Had

Director Luca Guadagnino has been on a tear since 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, releasing films that have been critically acclaimed and impactful in the cinematic zeitgeist on a consistent basis. It is no wonder that his…

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A House of Dynamite is Horrifyingly Thrilling and Tense

Kathryn Bigelow has been away from movie theaters since 2017’s criminally underrated Detroit, but the acclaimed, Oscar winning director has finally returned to the big screen with a deliciously thrilling film about a disastrous event with A House…

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One Battle After Another is a Stunning Achievement

Leonardo DiCaprio. Paul Thomas Anderson. Two titanic names in Hollywood who have established themselves as the best at what they do in town and future legendary figures finally connect on a movie set and bring a sprawling, ambitious…

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The Long Walk Highlights Modern Day Cultural Issues

One of Stephen King’s earliest works finally makes it to the big screen in the latest film adaptation of the legendary scribe. In The Long Walk, a group of young male teens who inhabit a dystopian, post-war America…

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Caught Stealing is a Throwback, Simple Crime Thriller That Mostly Entertains

Fresh off directing Brendan Fraser’s Oscar winning comeback role in 2022’s The Whale, director Darren Aronofsky returns to theaters with a throwback crime thriller. In Caught Stealing, Hank (Austin Butler) is a baseball obsessed California boy now working…

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Sorry, Baby is a Character Study on Processing Trauma

Sorry, Baby introduces us to Agnes (Eva Victor), a graduate student preparing to finish her thesis in a small college town while nurturing her longtime friendship with Lydie (Naomi Ackie). While finishing her studies, Agnes has a traumatic…

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The Naked Gun Lives Up To Its Legacy

Comedy has been on the wane in multiplexes over the past decade as the action-comedy stylings of the comic book movie genre has overtaken the mid-budget laughs of straightforward humorous fare. Now, a beloved parody franchise is being…

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