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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Women on the Verge of a Financial Breakdown

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments

For ‘The Heiresses,’ it’s Their Way or the Paraguay

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Your ‘Glass’ is Ass

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bruce Willis, Glass, James McAvoy, M. Night Shyamalan, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson

More Pretentious (Though Kinda Interesting) Meta-Superhero Ramblings from M. Night Shyamalan

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A Decent ‘Upside’

January 11, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, The Intouchables, The Upside

Genuine Sentiment Saves What Could Have Been A Racist Shitshow

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An Escape Room of One’s Own

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Escape Room

Up Next, a Thriller About Top Golf

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Destroy, Kween

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Destroyer, Karyn Kusama, Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan

Nicole Kidman Gets Tough in a B-Movie Cop Thriller

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The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Superhero Origin Story

December 28, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Armie Hammer, Felicity Jones, Justin Theroux, Mimi Leder, On The Basis Of Sex, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

‘On The Basis Of Sex’ Is Catnip For Feminist Cat Ladies

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A Tale Of ‘Cold War’-Crossed Lovers

December 27, 2018December 23, 2018 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Cold War, Paweł Pawlikowsi

Two Musical Geniuses Torn Pole to Pole By History

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‘Vice’ Is a Joyfully Terrifying Biopic of W’s VP

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam McKay, Alison Pill, Amy Adams, Annapurna Pictures, Christian Bale, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Tyler Perry

Was Dick Cheney the anti-Trump or the Anti-Christ?

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What Sucked In Movies This Year

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Deadpool, Fantastic Beasts, Game Night, Incredibles 2, Mission Impossible, Ready Player One, Roma, Solo, The Predator, Tom Cruise

Some Things Were Good, But More Things Weren’t. Like These Things.

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A Very Old Man With an Enormous Bag of Drugs

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Andy Garcia, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Dianne Wiest, Michael Peña, The Mule

Eastwood, as ‘The Mule,’ Still Kicking

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The Best Films Of 2018

December 14, 2018December 18, 2018 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Best Movies 2018, Black Panther, Coen Brothers, Cold War, Eighth Grade, First Man, Happy As Lazzaro, Hereditary, Isle Of Dogs, Museo, Star Is born, The Death Of Stalin, The Favourite, The Old Man And The Gun, Venom, Vice, Vox Lux, Widows

This Time, a List From an Actual Professional Film Critic

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‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse’

December 13, 2018December 12, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Chris Pine, Gwen Stacy, Hailee Steinfeld, Into The Spider-Verse, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Kingpin, Lieve Schreiber, Marvel, MCU, Miles Morales, Nicolas Cage, Peter Parker, Phil Lord, Scorpion, Shameik Moore, Spider-Man, Stan Lee

Does Whatever a Spider-Man Movie Can

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Fame is Gonna Get Ya

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Brady Corbett, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Sia, Vox Lux, Willem Dafoe

‘Vox Lux,’ A Cautionary Tale About Millennial Celebrity

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Mary, Queen Of Snots

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Elizabeth I, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Josie Rourke, Margot Robbie, Mary Queen Of Scots, Pennywise, Saoirse Ronan, The Favourite

Yaaas Kween!

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Tokyo Grift

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Hirokazu Kore-ada, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Shoplifters, Tokyo

‘Shoplifters’ Has More Plot Than It Needs

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