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‘The Unforgivable’ Review: Sandra Bullock Prison Redemption Drama Is A Bleak Slog

December 17, 2021 11:45 am

Who are these characters? Why should we care about them, or at least care enough to spend two hours with them? These are fundamental questions any filmmaker should start with before endeavoring to make a film....

Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett, Others Join Jennifer Lawrence In Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ For Adam McKay

Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet & More Join Jennifer Lawrence In Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’

Charles Barfield

October 14, 2020 3:25 pm

News

So, last year, we raved about the cast for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” It felt like the first all-star cast to rival an ‘Avengers’ film in a long time. However, it appears that Adam Mc...

‘Cut Throat City’: RZA’s Heist Film Has Great Ideas But Not The Right Flow [Review]

Asher Luberto

August 18, 2020 3:44 pm

News, Reviews

It's an oddly catchy sound, a persistent noise coming from boomboxes and car stereos. Almost no one in "Cut Throat City," the latest crime/gangster flick from legendary hip hop producer/turned filmmaker RZA, c...

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‘The Photograph’: LaKeith Stanfield & Issa Rae’s Woozy Romantic Chemistry Can’t Develop A Focused Picture [Review]

Asher Luberto

February 16, 2020 12:44 pm

News, Reviews

Valentine's Day is for lovers, as is the V-Day weekend excursion to the theaters where studios have typically offered their latest in various modes of romance, be it comical, sensual, dramatic, or otherwise. U...

‘Bull’: Annie Silverstein’s Portrait Of Bull Riders Is No Fairy Tale [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai

May 16, 2019 9:31 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

In rural Texas, 14-year-old Krystal (newcomer Amber Havard) causes enough trouble to make her grandmother (Keeli Wheeler) crazy. From taking her sister Chance (Keira Bennett) to the river, to carousing with loc...

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‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Is A Haunting Triumph [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2019 7:07 pm

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY - Joe Talbot's "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" opens on a young black girl beaming with a smile that could launch a thousand stars at someone out of frame. As the camera pans back it reveals a m...

New Trailer For Netflix’s Oscar Contender ‘Mudbound’

Oliver Lyttelton

October 26, 2017 11:19 am

News, Trailers

It’s going to be an interesting awards season for a number of reasons, and one of them is the question of whether Netflix will be able to properly crack the Oscars this year. It’s no secret that the streaming g...

Dee Rees Talks ‘Mudbound’ And Netflix As A “Place For Auteurs”

Martine Olivier

October 14, 2017 12:21 pm

Interviews, News

Dee Rees has been steadily shaking up the Hollywood film industry with her critically acclaimed work in films like "Pariah" in 2011 and HBO's "Bessie" in 2015. She continues on her streak of critical successes ...

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