Category: Films
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‘Josie’ is certainly no pussycat
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“No man knows the virtue of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them” – William Godwin In a small town in the South, the arrival of “Josie” (Sophie Turner – X-Men: Apocalypse) raises…
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‘Black Panther’ enriches the Marvel cinematic universe with culture and commentary
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The superhero genre is one that can easily run out of steam. And there have been many who claim it’s already jumped the shark or is well on its way to audience fatigue. Then along…
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‘Molly’s Game’ is interesting, but don’t go all in
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Jessica Chastain in ‘Molly’s Game’ “There is no such thing as women’s intuition. You all just have crap poker faces.” – Actress Rachel Shelley “If you’ve been playing poker for half an hour and you…
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You can bank on ‘All The Money in the World’
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“If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem” – J. Paul Getty “If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after…
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‘I, Tonya’ is a different look at a famous moment in figure skating
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“Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges” – Scott Hamilton who won a gold medal in figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games “Look, I’m sorry but when the CIA wants to learn…
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Extra, Extra, see ‘The Post’
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“When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered” – Christopher Dodd “What…
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‘Lady Bird’ is auspicious, alluring and awesome
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“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away – Henry…
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‘Assholes’ will leave you wondering… ‘What the hell did I just watch?’
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This insanely bizarre comedy from writer/director Peter Vack is part arthouse piece, part John Waters-esque laugher, part “shock and awe”.
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Head North, East, South or West as needed to see ‘Ingrid Goes West’
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Today, when you look at social media, you see that the narrative can be overtaken by people just from Twitter and Instagram. I know when Ferguson was going down those first few nights, I was…
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Stowaway on the ‘Girls Trip’
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“Things are seldom as they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream” – Gilbert and Sullivan lyric from H.M.S. Pinafore Introducing the four members of the “Flossy Posse” “Ryan Pierce” (Regina Hall – Think Like a…