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Sunday, February 17, 2019

The Eyes Don’t Have It

February 15, 2019February 14, 2019 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Alita, Battle Angel, Christoph Walz, James Cameron, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar

Despite 20 Minutes of Good Action, ‘Alita’ is a Legendary Clunker

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The Kids are Not All Right

February 15, 2019February 14, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Casey Affleck, Catherine Deneuve, Julianne Nicholson

Dispatch From the Berlinale #2: Nightmare Youth

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Nasty, Brutish, and Short

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Detainment, Fauve, Madre, Marguerite, Skin

The Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Bad For Boys

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‘Isn’t It Romantic?’

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Kristin Clifford 0 Comments Isn't It Romantic?, Liam Hemsworth, Rebel Wilson

The Rom-Com’s New Normal

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31 Days of Oscar–Week Three

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments 12 Angry Men, Cool Hand Luke, Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, Gene Kelly, George C. Scott, Grand Hotel, High Noon, John Ford, John Wayne, Lana Turner, Maureen O'Hara, Mike Nichols, Paul Newman, The Day Of The Dolphin, The Quiet Man, The Three Musketeers, You Can't Take It With You

Lots of Great Movies, and also ‘The Day Of The Dolphin’

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CREATORS Netflix Remembrance Writers

‘Russian Doll’ Real-Estate Envy

February 13, 2019February 14, 2019 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Alan Cumming, Ayun Halliday, East Village, Greg Kotis, Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll, What About Me?

Memories of the East Village, Without the Fancy Fixtures

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FILM Sports TELEVISION

Representation Matters

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Neal Pollack 0 Comments André Holland, Arli$$, Ballers, Elite Sports Agents, Entourage, High Flying Bird, Jerry Maguire, Robert Wuhl, Steven Soderbergh, Taraji P. Henson, The Rock, What Men Want

Why are We So Obsessed With Elite Sports Agents?

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Sophia Shalmiyev’s Unbelievable Instincts

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments Alexandra Fuller, Mother Winter, Pam Houston, Sophia Shalmiyev

The New York Times was Wrong About Mother Winter

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The Berlin Wail

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bill Nighy, By The Grace Of God, Fatih Akin, François Ozon, Lone Sherfig, The Golden Glove, Zoe Kazan

Very Serious Stuff At the 69th Berlinale

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DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix NON-FICTION True Crime

Into The Bundyverse

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments and Vile, Conversations With A Killer, Extremely Wicked, Mark Harmon, Shockingly Evil, Ted Bundy, The Stranger Beside Me, Zac Efron

Ted Bundy Keeps Coming Back, Like a Bad Cold

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Hitman Baby, One More Time

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Jonpaul Henry Guinn 0 Comments Close, John Wick, Johnny Knoxville, Mads Mikkelsen, Polar, Prometheus, Smokin' Aces, Vanessa Hudgens

Noomi Rapace Out-Toughs Mads Mikkelsen in the Battle of the Netflix Action Movies

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FICTION Young Adult

‘Someday We Will Fly’, by Rachel DeWoskin

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Judaica, Rachel DeWoskin, Shanghai, Someday We Will Fly

A Meaningful and Sadly-Relevant Story of the Jews Who Escaped to Shanghai During WWII

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The Lego Movie: The Second Part

February 9, 2019 Jason Avant 0 Comments Batman, Chris Pratt, Christopher Miller, Elizabeth Banks, Lego Movie, Phil Lord, The Lego Movie: The Second Part, Will Arnett

An Affordable Full-Length Commercial for Legos

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Cold Pursuit, Hot Mess

February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 Jason Avant 0 Comments Cold Pursuit, Death Wish, Die Hard, Liam Neeson, Taken

Suspected Racist Liam Neeson IS Nels Coxman

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Who Cares What Men Want?

February 8, 2019 Wendi Aarons 0 Comments Brian Bosworth, Mark Cuban, Pete Davidson, Phoebe Robinson, Richard Roundtree, Taraji P. Henson, Tracy Morgan, Wendi McLendon-Covey, What Men Want

Taraji P. Henson Learns What We Already Know

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