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Furious Family Values

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Charlize Theron, F9, Fast and Furious, Helen Mirren, John Cena, Kurt Russell, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

Cars go into space, cars go boom, it’s all about family, again

Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Falls From The Heights

June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 Jake Harris 0 Comments Anthony Ramos, Bill Maher, Corey Hawkins, Hamilton, In The Heights, Jimmy Fallon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno

A timeline of the political collapse of what was supposed to be the summer’s big musical hit

Luca

‘Luca’ is All Wet

June 21, 2021June 24, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Jacob Tremblay, Luca, Maya Rudolph, Pixar, Sacha Baron Cohen, Soul

Latest from Pixar traffics in sea monsters and Italian stereotypes

Loki

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BFG Podcast #009: ‘Forget the Alamo,’ Jean Smart, ‘Loki,’ and More!

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments

Our editor and writers break down the week that was in culture

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Hitman, Baby One More Time

June 18, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Antonio Banderas, Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Richard E. Grant, Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,’ a sequel to a franchise you didn’t know existed

Heroes & Villains

Disney’s ‘Heroes & Villains’ Costume Exhibit Comes to Life at Seattle’s MoPOP

June 16, 2021June 18, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Beauty and the Beast, Captain Jack Sparrow, Cinderella, Disney, Dumbo, Emily Blunt, Heroes & Villains, Hocus Pocus, Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, MoPOP, The Black Hole

It’s time to dress up again

Ned Beatty

The Best of Ned Beatty

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Back to School, Burt Reynolds, Deliverance, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Network, Paddy Chayefsky, Rango, Superman, White Lightning

Remembering one of the great character actors, who died Sunday at age 83

Heights

Nine Musicals to Watch if You Loved ‘In The Heights’

June 15, 2021 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments Black Orpheus, Coco, Esther Williams, Fiddler On The Roof, Fred Astaire, Frida Kahlo, Hamilton, In The Heights, Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Million Dollar Mermaid, Moana, Royal Wedding, Stanley Donen, Step Up 2, Step Up 3D

From Fred Astaire and Esther Williams to ‘Step Up 3D’

Aliens

The Truth is Up There

June 15, 2021June 18, 2021 Samuel Porteous 4 Comments 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Aliens, Brother John, Contact, Independence Day: Resurgence, Mars Attacks, UFOs, War of the Worlds

With the FBI UFO report coming June 25, we assess our cinematic encounters with aliens

Superhero families

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This is Super Us

June 14, 2021June 21, 2021 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Batman, Fantastic Four, Invincible, Josh Duhamel, Jupiter's Legacy, Sky High, Spider-Man, superhero, Superman, Superman Returns, The Boys, WandaVision

What’s with all the superhero family drama?

In the Heights

‘In The Heights’ is the Song of the Summer

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Aidy Bryant, In The Heights, Jimmy Smits, John M. Chu, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera

Partying and dreaming on the block

Desert Island

Beware the Desert Island Movie List

June 8, 2021June 10, 2021 Bill Thomas 0 Comments Amelie, Desert Island, Ghost In The Shell, GoodFellas, Life of Brian, Lost in Translation, Reservoir Dogs, Robocop, The Seven Samurai, The Shining

Don’t put ‘Amelie’ on that online survey unless you want to watch it forever.

DOCUMENTARY FILM

War Games Without Frontiers

June 7, 2021 Michael Giltz 0 Comments Dror Moreh, Israel, Palestine, The Gatekeepers, The Human Factor

A new, sometimes heartbreaking documentary about the cyclical struggle for peace in the Middle East

The Rise of the Prequels

June 4, 2021June 10, 2021 Lani Gonzalez 2 Comments Cruella, Grease, Minions, Paramount, Star Wars, Timothée Chalamet, Willy Wonka

Hollywood keeps going back and back and back again

‘Undine’ Mixes Myth and Magic

June 4, 2021June 11, 2021 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Berlin, Christian Petzold, Franz Rogowski, Jacob Matschenz, Paula Beer, Undine

Petzold’s newest film is also his most accessible

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