Hollywood Wastes Its Most Exciting Star in ‘The Drama’
Zendaya is in a pickle. A conundrum of sorts that most, if not all, starlets have faced at one point or another during their ascension. The culture...
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‘Crime 101’ Is the Gritty Anti-Blockbuster We Need
The title “Crime 101” evokes a sense of starting from the basics. When the era of big budget comic blockbusters may be at the tail-end of its...
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Dom-Com ‘Pillion’ Penetrates… the Heart
“What if Hugh Grant were a bottom?” Is this a question burning inside you? Now that you’ve read it, are you curious? Would Four Doms and a Funeral or...
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‘Wuthering Heights’ — Yearning and Beautiful Gowns Yields Forgettable Experience
Writer-director Emerald Fennell is in a precarious spot. Coming off of her Best Original Screenplay award for her feature debut, Promising Young...
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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is the Strongest in the Franchise
Last year’s 28 Years Later was a welcome return to a film series stuck in development hell for nearly 17 years. Coming off a streak of commercial and...
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Johnson Gives Spark to Tired Biopic ‘The Smashing Machine’
Dwayne Johnson is the consummate performer. His million-dollar smile and infinite charm are never tucked away. He has it, that ethereal quality that...
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‘Alien: Earth’ Is Good. It Could Be Great.
The Alien franchise is in a bit of predicament similar to the Star Wars franchise: a billion-dollar property trapped in its own shadow. Neither...
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Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ Is Fresh, Gentle and Insightful
Grief is a cloud, ever-present, that casts darkness at any moment. Clouds can dissipate and let light shine through, or they can completely...
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‘Empire Skate’ Unpacks Supreme’s Origin and the Rebellious Soul of the ‘90s New York Skate Scene
Mike Hernandez, one of the original members of the Supreme skate crew, founded in 1994, may be the most salient interviewee in the latest edition of...
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‘Warfare’ Is a Jarring War Thriller That Rattles the Core
Before you or I were ever a thought, General Sherman said, “War is hell,” and the best war films test and prove that theory. The films that fail are...
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