Tag: film
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THE RUNNING MAN a cheesy remake… but oh so fun!
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYIn desperate need of medication for his ailing two-year old daughter, Ben Richards (played by Glen Powell) decides to be a contestant on The Running Man, a reality game show in which everyday Americans help The Hunters track contestants down within 30 days. Hand-picked by Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), the producer of the…
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Crowe award-worthy in NUREMBERG
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWith Adolf Hitler dead, Supreme Commander of the Air Force Hermann Göring (played by Russell Crowe) is the highest-ranking government leader of Nazi Germany. Curiously, he purposely drives into a crowd of allied soldiers and surrenders. Once in prison, Göring meets Dr. Douglas Kennedy (Rami Malek), an American psychologist assigned to ensure Göring…
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BUGONIA will keep you guessing until the end
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYWhen cousins Teddy and Don (played by Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis, respectively) are left alone caring for their hospitalized comatose mother, they embrace a conspiracy theory that suggests certain people are actually aliens sent to Earth to control the human race. Through their research, Auxolith CEO Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone) is an…
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Tonatiuh has award glow in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYPolitical prisoner Valentín (played by Diego Luna) has his daily routine upended when the prison system throws a window dresser accused of public indecency, Molina (Tonatiuh), into his cell. Trying to make conversation, the flamboyant movie lover begins to share about his favorite film starring his favorite starlet, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Being…
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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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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER ripe with low hanging fruit
The best political films are commentaries on American life. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is closer to a pandering agenda movie than it is a commentary.
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Vedder the angle, curing EB the cause in MATTER OF TIME
MATTER OF TIME tells a highly-effective story through the eyes of the EB community who are far better human beings than you or I will ever be.
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McCartney stars but Neville triumphs in MAN ON THE RUN
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYAfter the Beatles split up in 1970, there was immense pressure on Paul McCartney to figure out what was next. After all, he’s played music with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr since he was a teenager. Now he was over 30, newly married, and had to go it alone. Would he…
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SPINAL TAP II is everything legacy sequels should be
This is how legacy sequels should be done: in a theater, with like-minded audience members who have nostalgia for the original.
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