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‘The Starling’: Melissa McCarthy & Chris O’Dowd Offer Emotional Range In A Cloying, Overly-Sentimental Movie [TIFF Review]

September 13, 2021 9:38 am

Reuniting with “St. Vincent,” director Theodore Melfi, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O'Dowd play a married couple on the rocks after the unexpected loss of their baby tears them apart. Calibrated as a crowd-plea...

Toronto Film Fest 2021 Preview: 16 Must-See Movies To Watch

Andrew Bundy

September 7, 2021 5:11 pm

Features, Festivals, News

Another fall season, another deluge of fall film festival movies and previews. If you’ve been playing along, and hopefully, you have, you’ve already seen our coverage from the Telluride Film Festival in Colora...

12 Movies To Watch In September: ‘Card Counter,’ ‘Eyes Of Tammy Faye’ & More

Ally Johnson

September 1, 2021 12:21 pm

News

With summer ending far too soon, the only consolation is that it would seem like the film industry is finally readying itself for a return to “normalcy” both for better or worse. Festival season is upon us wit...

‘The Starling’ Trailer: Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Kevin Kline & More Star In Netflix’s Drama About Grief

Charles Barfield

August 24, 2021 11:17 am

News, Trailers

Who better to go to when you’re feeling overwhelming grief and loss than your local veterinarian? As odd as that might sound, that’s exactly what a woman needs in the new film, “The Starling.” As seen in th...

Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Guilty’ Remake Joins ‘Dune,’ ‘Last Night In Soho’ & More In TIFF’s Early Official Selections

Charles Barfield

June 23, 2021 10:54 am

Festivals, News

Though the Toronto International Film Festival isn’t expected to begin until the fall, the organizers announced a dozen features that will play the event, as TIFF intends on welcoming back festival-goers with ...

Can You Ever Forgive Me Melissa McCarthy

Netflix Spends Millions For The Rights To ‘The Starling’ Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline & More

Charles Barfield

April 20, 2020 2:33 pm

News

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Netflix finds itself in dire need of content. As was explained by one of the platform's executives, the delay in production due to the global pandemic means that the latter half o...

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