Please, “Don’t Blame Me” I knew “All Too Well” it would be an instant “Love Story” when I saw TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR this past weekend. After a “Cruel Summer” of missing the tour like a bad “Archer,” my wife and I were able to dress up in “Style” and “Shake it Off” to see the best concert film of all time. I’ve seen Taylor Swift’s last two concerts, and even though she doesn’t go into as many personal…
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“Hold your breath” for the best formulaic sports movie of the year. Sometimes, critics love films that, for lack of a better word, are Oscar bait (see TÁR and WOMEN TALKING last year). Yet, the movie the Oscars have forgotten about in recent years is the underdog sports genre. Yes, NYAD is such a film, but the twist is that rather than focus on men, it’s the story of a woman in her sixties attempting to do something no one…
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In the lead-up to Martin Scorcese’s next film, I really wanted to read the non-fiction book upon which it is based. I knew next to nothing about the Osage people or their history. Growing up in central upstate NY between Syracuse and Lake Ontario, we learned about the Native Americans who first inhabited the lands we lived on for thousands of years before British and French colonizers arrived. I consider my education in the 80s & 90s to be a…
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THE BURIAL is inspired by a true courtroom drama and story. It showcases the multi-talented, award-winning Jamie Foxx as Willie Gary and Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe.…
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SEX EDUCATION ended its brilliant run with inclusivity and hope. There were bittersweet, poignant, sad, and joyous moments among the talented ensemble of high schoolers and their parents as they grappled with changing, maturing bodies and emotions. …
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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY is based upon the New York Times Best Seller novel by author Bonnie Garmus. The story follows the life of Elizabeth, (Brie Larson) a wannabe scientist in the 1950’s. …
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LOKI and Mobius are trying to do something right and noble for the world and all those pesky timelines.…
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UP is a creative triumph of pure storytelling at its best. It tugs at our heart strings in all the right place and lifts us UP soaring for all time.…
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THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL is a riveting drama set in basically one location…the courtroom.…
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