Category: Drama
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Dwayne Johnson at his best in THE SMASHING MACHINE
For almost two decades, Johnson has basically played himself in movies. But, in THE SMASHING MACHINE, he has control, depth and a more diverse acting range than anything he’s shown before.
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Spike Lee’s HIGHEST 2 LOWEST has highs and lows
There’s an awful lot to like about Spike Lee’s newest film HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. Unfortunately, there’s also a lot to dislike about it. Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright are spectacular — especially when they’re on the screen together — but A$AP Rocky might’ve been a casting misstep. So let’s talk about it…
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Everyone who needs to see EDDINGTON won’t
The film shows us — if we’re listening — that we’re all human with real struggles, real sacrifices and real mistakes. It’s a shame that the people who need to see EDDINGTON, won’t.
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Celine Song delivers again with MATERIALISTS
MATERIALISTS will take you on a tour of perspectives and leave you with a gift of reflection.
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If you love spy movies, you’ll love BLACK BAG
Director Steven Soderbergh has given us some incredibly fun (and well-made) films over the past few decades. Everything from OCEAN’S ELEVEN to ERIN BROCKOVICH to TRAFFIC to MAGIC MIKE, Soderbergh’s routine leaves audiences cheering in one fashion or another, with BLACK BAG, that holds true. With an incredible cast of Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa…
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BOB TREVINO LIKES IT births a star in Ferreira
A live-in caregiver Lily Trevino (played by Barbie Ferreira) gets cheated on by her boyfriend and has a fallout with her selfish father Bob (French Stewart), leading her down a lonely spiral. She’s been conditioned to believe that everything bad that happens in other people’s lives are her fault thanks, in large part, to her…
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Wrestling fans will love QUEEN OF THE RING
Before she became a pioneer in professional wrestling, Mildred Burke (played by Emily Bett Rickards), is a small town single mom who falls in love with the sport after going to a match. Bucking the gender trends of the 1930’s and 1940’s, Burke refuses to give up on her dream of performing in the ring…
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Prepare to hold your breath throughout LAST BREATH
Soon-to-retire bellman Duncan Allcock (played by Woody Harrelson) is leading his last deep sea dive in order to fix a gas line more than 300 feet below the ocean’s surface. When a violent storm comes in, veteran saturation diver Dave (Simu Liu) and unseasoned saturation diver Chris (Finn Cole) run into trouble during their mission.…
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Peter Facinelli explains how THE UNBREAKABLE BOY went from book to film
Scott Michael LeRette and Susy Flory wrote a book called The Unbreakable Boy: A Father’s Fear, a Son’s Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love. So when filmmaker and actor Peter Facinelli (Twilight, Nurse Jackie, Can’t Hardly Wait) was approached to make it into a film, he had quite the journey.
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THE UNBREAKABLE BOY is about more than autism
A young, ambitious medical salesman named Scott (played by Zachary Levi) gets a young store clerk, Teresa (Meghann Fahy) pregnant before he knows her last name. They decide to stay together and build a life with one another. Along comes a baby boy, Austin (Jacob Laval), who is diagnosed with Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as…
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