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‘The Survivor’ Trailer: Ben Foster Fights For His Life In Barry Levinson’s Auschwitz Drama Hitting HBO On April 27

March 23, 2022 2:17 pm

What does it take to escape painful memories? Harry Haft’s own struggle to overcome his personal trauma is the basis for “The Survivor.” The true story of coming to grips with unspeakable evil and its lingerin...

‘The Survivor’: Barry Levinson’s Boxing Biopic With Ben Foster Both Embraces & Subverts Its Formulas [TIFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 15, 2021 9:03 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

What a strange career Barry Levinson has had. The Baltimore-born filmmaker burst onto the scene in 1982 with “Diner” and embarked on a winning streak that’s still somewhat astonishing — his hits...

‘Critical Thinking’ Trailer: John Leguizamo’s Directorial Debut Is An Inspiring True Story Of A Chess Coach

Brynne Ramella

August 6, 2020 10:50 am

News, Trailers

Inspirational high school sports movies are a dime a dozen. “Critical Thinking” flips the genre on its head by bringing chess into the mix. The film tells the true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess ...

Kathryn Bigelow, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman & More Team Up For ‘Mask Up America’ PSAs

Charles Barfield

July 16, 2020 12:54 pm

News, Video

With the COVID-19 numbers spiking in the US, it’s clear that people aren’t following some of the most basic preventative measures, including wearing a face mask. Of course, without getting into the political w...

‘Critical Thinking’: Conquering The Chessboard In John Leguizamo’s Directorial Debut [Review]

Joe Blessing

March 14, 2020 3:40 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Please Note: "Critical Thinking” was originally scheduled to premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. With the express consent of the representatives of the filmmakers, we present the review of ...

‘The Night Clerk’: Tye Sheridan and Ana de Armas Can’t Save This Inert Noir [Review]

Christian Gallichio

February 22, 2020 10:50 am

Reviews

Coming off a 19-year directing hiatus, after the much-maligned Angelina Jolie thriller “Original Sin,” writer/director Michael Cristofer’s newest film, “The Night Clerk,” is the type of amateurish inert sexual...

Buy Stream February 4 Miss Americana Spike Lee Waves

The 10 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Waves,’ ‘Miss Americana’ & Several Films From Spike Lee

Jason Bailey

February 4, 2020 1:58 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

‘Playing With Fire’ Trailer: John Cena Stars In Paramount’s New Firefighters & Kids Comedy

Andrew Bundy

July 17, 2019 9:13 am

News, Trailers

John Cena has come a long way since “The Marine,” (2006) the WWE superstar’s first starring vehicle (which has since had so many sequels made without Cena that we’ve lost count). He followed up his not exactly ...

‘When They See Us’: Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Story Is A Harrowing Tale Of American Injustice, Racism, Sorrow & Pain [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

May 30, 2019 5:51 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

From the first clapping boom bap beats of Special Ed and then Public Enemy ("Fight The Power"), director Ava DuVernay's four-part Netflix mini-series "When They See Us" surges with a propulsive urgency and harr...

‘When They See Us’ Teaser: Ava Duvernay’s Central Park 5 Netflix Show Named & Dated For May

Rodrigo Perez

March 1, 2019 10:21 am

Features, News, Television, Trailers

Director Ava DuVernay's made some incendiary dramas about race in her time, but perhaps nothing is going to be as is going to be as provocative as her upcoming Netflix four-part limited series called "When They...

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