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The Beat Goes On

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Alison Ellwood, Beauty and the Beat, Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine, The Go-Gos

Documentary revives the reputation of the Go-Go’s, one of the great bands of the 80s

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‘Host’ Captures the Horror of Right Now

August 4, 2020August 6, 2020 Jake Harris 0 Comments Host, Rob Savage, Shudder, Zoom

A movie shot only on Zoom, starring actors trapped in their houses

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National Lampoon’s Pandemic Vacation

August 3, 2020August 5, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Barbara Stanwyck, Chevy Chase, Deliverance, Force Majeure, Henry Fonda, Jacques Tati, John Candy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, National Lampoon's Vacation, Preston Sturges, The Beach, The Great Outdoors, The Lady Eve, vacation

Vacation movies remind us that the holiday road usually has some potholes

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‘Blow the Man Down’ showcases women’s power

July 30, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Amazon Prime, Annette O'Toole, Blow the Man Down, Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Margo Martindale, Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe

The thriller surprises and subverts typical storylines

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Five Olivia de Havilland Gems Worth Watching

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments Bette Davis, Gone With The Wind, Hattie McDaniel, James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth

The legendary actress did far more than ‘Gone With The Wind’

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‘The Rental’ doesn’t quite check out

July 27, 2020 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Allison Brie, Dan Stevens, Dave Franco, horror, Jeremy Allen White, Sheila Vand, The Rental

A promising setup falls short of its potential

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Eight Must-Watch Candidates

July 24, 2020 Matt Hanson 0 Comments A Face in the Crowd, A Perfect Candidate, documentaries, HBO, movies, Nashville, Street Fight, The Contender, The Manchurian Candidate, The Wire, Wag the Dog

Vote yes for these on-screen campaigns to join your viewing list

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Bird Box Sequel Takes Off the Blindfold

July 21, 2020July 31, 2020 Philip Fracassi 0 Comments Bird Box, horror, Josh Malerman, Malorie, Netflix

Bestselling writer Josh Malerman discusses his new novel Malorie

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The Good Old Days of Quarantine

July 17, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Homemade, Kristen Stewart, Ladj Ly, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Paolo Sorrentino, Peter Sarsgaard, Rachel Morrison

The pandemic short-film collection ‘Homemade’ will make you nostalgic for mid-April

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David Patrick Kelly: Making the Scene

July 16, 2020August 5, 2020 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Crooklyn, David Patrick Kelly, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, The Warriors, Walter Hill

Luther from ‘The Warriors’ tells all

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Essential Workers

July 16, 2020July 23, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Adi Barash, Allan King, Dying at Grace, Frederick Wiseman, Lenox Hill, Near Death, Ruthie Schatz

Lenox Hill, Frederick Wiseman, and Allan King document the medical profession

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Long Live Charlize Theron

July 15, 2020 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron, Gina Price-Blythewood, Greg Rucka, KiKi Layne, Luca Marinelli, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, The Old Guard

In ‘The Old Guard’, she kicks ass with her immortal crew

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‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Tops the Box Office

July 14, 2020July 21, 2020 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Ghostbusters, Irresistible, Mulan, Palm Springs, Relic, Tenet, The Empire Strikes Back

Forty years after its release

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‘Relic’: Dementia’s gonna get you

July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 Pablo Gallaga 0 Comments Emily Mortimer, Natalie Erika James Bella Heathcote, Relic, Robyn Nevin

Writer/director Natalie Erika James is an exciting new voice in horror

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Run Silent, Not Too Deep

July 11, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Greyhound, Tom Hanks

‘Greyhound’: Submarine Captain Tom Hanks’ latest tribute to The Greatest Generation

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