After spending the past few years in the Supporting Role category, Riz Ahmed’s latest performance in Amazon Prime Video “Sound of Metal” pushes him to the Lead and proves, he’s worth the part.
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Absent for the last six years, director and auteur, David Fincher returns with an elegant, cynical look at old-school Hollywood and the parallels to today.
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Though suffering from some typical romantic cliches, the film is strong in its emotional center and reels the audience in with promises of hope and faith.
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Under the intricately crafted script and blessing of the story’s original playwright, the late Matt Crowley, “The Boys in the Band” magnifies the lives of eight gay men (and one “straight” one) inside a flaming powder keg of a birthday party.
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“Pieces of a Woman” is not for the faint of heart; it’s a truly heartbreaking, intimate, unflinching, and harrowing look at one woman’s unimaginable loss and her process to recovery.
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Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland”, based on the novel by Jessica Bruder is the story of a forgotten part of the Boomer generation who has to keep moving to work, and working to live.
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“Concrete Cowboy” is a story about a forgotten aspect of Black-America which needs to be told. That is why it is such a shame that it gets lost in an otherwise formulaic ‘coming of age’ film for inner-city youth.
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Charlie Kaufman, everyone’s favorite emperor of existential crises is back with the Netflix release of his latest film, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”; and this time, he takes no prisoners.
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We might look at some of the forgotten childhood tidbits that have been chipped away from our soul and scoff at the idea, but A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood reminds us not only are these things natural, they can come back into our lives easily. Here’s our review.
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Joker utilizes the popularity of the comic book movie platform to deliver a new character story. In a repulsive, vile, and evil exploration of one of comics’ most iconic villains, Phillips changes the lens through which we view films in this genre.
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The pitfalls of fame are in abundance, suffocating them from every angle and submerging them into maturity before they’re even ready. However, if you’re Shia LaBeouf, the environment may lead to severe emotional distress and he’s not afraid to share in his latest film, Honey Boy in which the writer/actor exercises a long overdue catharsis contextualizing the heartbreaking and complicated relationship between he and his father.
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For all it’s ambition “Glass” is half full offering an underwhelming conclusion to the “Unbreakable Trilogy”.
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Luckily with Davis at the helm, steering this otherwise sinking ship, you can at least enjoy another powerful performance by this seasoned and award-winning actor.
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The story is really about our shared humanity despite differences, and while these characters do reinforce some stereotypes, it shatters others.
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Alfonso Cuaron puts forth a beautiful cinematic work of art that will warm your heart only to break it, crashing down with authenticity and sincerity.
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Damien Chazelle proves his versatility and expert craftsmanship as a filmmaker by blasting off with this exhilarating telling of the Apollo 11 mission.
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Mid90s is a fantastic first film for Jonah Hill that depicts the close social bond of 90’s skate culture.
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Life Itself is a deeply personal film in which writer/director Dan Fogelman clearly wears his heart on his sleeve.
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Cooper, deftly creates intimacy between Jackson and Ally, without which the story would certainly not be as successful. The film sucks you in from the beginning with the roar of a raucous concert audience, the hard beat of the drums on Jackson’s stage, and his hypnotic swagger as he plays for thousands.
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Groeningen has delivered an absolute resounding gut punch with devastatingly honest performances from Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet that is sure to resonate with many audience members.
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