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Movie Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’

By Brent HankinsDecember 23, 2020

Second Opinion: ‘News of the World’

December 18, 2020

Movie Review: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

December 15, 2020

Movie Review: ‘News of the World’

December 11, 2020
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Movie Review: ‘The Croods: A New Age’

This generation’s modern stone age family The Croods may have survived their first family adventure, but one can never let their guard down ...
By Kyle WilsonNovember 25, 20200
Haley Bennett, Gabriel Basso and Amy Adams in HILLBILLY ELEGY
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Movie Review: ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

Published to much fanfare in 2016, J.D. Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy was pored over in the wake of Donald Trump’s election to the ...
By Brent HankinsNovember 24, 20200
Celeste O'Connor, Vince Vaughn and Misha Osherovich in Freaky
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Movie Review: ‘Freaky’

No stranger to shaking up the horror genre, Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon is back with another mashup, taking a tried and ...
By Brent HankinsNovember 13, 20200
Kevin Costner and Diane Lane in LET HIM GO
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Movie Review: ‘Let Him Go’

One can’t help but wonder if writer-director Thomas Bezucha was actively trying to evoke memories of Ma and Pa Kent in Man of ...
By Brent HankinsNovember 5, 20200
Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz in Nine Days (AFI Fest 2020)
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AFI Fest 2020 Review Round-up

Nine Days Edson Oda’s poignant drama about what it truly means to be alive centers on Will (Winston Duke), who spends his days ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 26, 20200
Movie Reviews

CIFF 2020 Review Round-Up

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival ran from October 14-25, featuring drive-in screenings complemented by virtual cinema offerings that brought the event to ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 26, 20200
Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
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Movie Review: ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’

Fourteen years ago, a fictional Kazakh journalist became a box office sensation in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 21, 20200
Jessica Barden and Odeya Rush in PINK SKIES AHEAD
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AFI Fest 2020 Movie Review: ‘Pink Skies Ahead’

Like 40 million others adults in the United States alone, Winona (Jessica Barden) suffers from an anxiety disorder — she just doesn’t realize ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 19, 20200
Rachel Brosnahan in I'm Your Woman
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AFI Fest 2020 Movie Review: ‘I’m Your Woman’

The all-virtual edition of AFI Fest 2020 kicked off in spectacular fashion Thursday evening with I’m Your Woman, a gritty 70s-era crime thriller ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 16, 20200
Armie Hammer and Lily James in Rebecca
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Movie Review: ‘Rebecca’

Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic romance novel Rebecca is no stranger to adaptation: among others, Alfred Hitchcock’s version won the Academy Award for ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 15, 20200
Totally Under Control
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Movie Review: ‘Totally Under Control’

“In a moment of crisis, the world’s most powerful nation didn’t rise to the occasion, it descended into division and chaos.” This quote, ...
By Brent HankinsOctober 12, 20200
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Movie Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

There’s something chilling about watching uniformed police officers confront a group of protestors, remove their badges and nameplates, then wade into the crowd ...
By Brent HankinsSeptember 25, 20200
Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes
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Movie Review: ‘Enola Holmes’

Millie Bobby Brown has been pegged for superstardom ever since turning heads with her breakout role in hit Netflix series Stranger Things, and ...
By Brent HankinsSeptember 22, 20200
Janelle Monae in Antebellum
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Movie Review: ‘Antebellum’

The slow-motion, single-take opening of Antebellum, arriving this week on VOD after its original April theatrical release was cancelled in the wake of ...
By Brent HankinsSeptember 16, 20200
Tom Holland in The Devil All the Time
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Movie Review: ‘The Devil All the Time’

“Some people were born just so they could be buried.” This quote from The Devil All the Time, the latest offering from Antonio ...
By Brent HankinsSeptember 14, 20200
Liu Yifei in Disney's live-action MULAN remake
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Movie Review: ‘Mulan’

1998 adventure Mulan isn’t quite regarded with the same reverence as other classics from the Disney Renaissance, like Aladdin or Beauty and the ...
By Brent HankinsSeptember 3, 20200
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Movie Review: ‘Bill and Ted Face the Music’

Having been in various stages of development since at least 2010, a third installment of the Bill and Ted series has often felt ...
By Brent HankinsAugust 27, 20200
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (Fantasia 2020
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Fantasia 2020 Movie Review: ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’

On April 25, 2000, 29-year-old Hollywood star David Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, widely considered to be one of professional wrestling’s ...
By Brent HankinsAugust 24, 20200
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Fantasia 2020 Movie Review: ‘Crazy Samurai Musashi’

An impressive feat of physical endurance exists at the center of Crazy Samurai Musashi, as lead actor Tak Sakaguchi cuts his way through ...
By Brent HankinsAugust 22, 20201
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Fantasia 2020 Movie Review: ‘Sheep Without a Shepherd’

After debuting at the top of the Chinese box office last year, Sam Quah’s Sheep Without a Shepherd makes its way to North ...
By Brent HankinsAugust 18, 20200
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Movie Reviews

Fantasia 2020 Movie Review: ‘The Columnist’

Enjoying its North American premiere as part of the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival, director Ivo van Aart’s The Columnist is a sharply ...
By Brent HankinsAugust 14, 20200
Rene Otero in BOYS STATE
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Movie Review: ‘Boys State’

As more than 1100 young men from Texas gathered for a week-long experiment in self-governance — part of an annual program sponsored by ...
By Brent HankinsAugust 11, 20200
Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton, the film of the original Broadway production
Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Hamilton’

In May 2016, I managed to convince my wife that we should deplete the majority of our savings account in order to fly ...
By Brent HankinsJune 30, 20200
Chris Cooper and Steve Carrell in Irresistible
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Movie Review: ‘Irresistible’

Written and directed by former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, Irresistible turns a playful yarn about a small-town mayoral race into an indictment ...
By Brent HankinsJune 22, 20200
Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The King of Staten Island’

Pete Davidson is the next comedian to get a shot at big screen stardom courtesy of comedic kingmaker Judd Apatow with The King ...
By Kyle WilsonJune 12, 20200
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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Extraction’

Theatrical distribution may have come to a screeching halt due to the COVD-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean film enthusiasts are left without ...
By Brent HankinsApril 24, 20200
Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Blow the Man Down’

Just in time for your self quarantine viewing: murder and small town northeastern accents are the catch of the day in Amazon Prime ...
By Kyle WilsonMarch 19, 20200
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Movie Review: ‘The Hunt’

Originally scheduled to hit theaters last fall, The Hunt became mired in controversy shortly after the release of its first trailer, which featured ...
By Brent HankinsMarch 11, 20200
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Movie Review: ‘The Way Back’

Director Gavin O’Connor is no stranger to sports dramas, with two superbly crafted genre entries already under his belt (2004’s Miracle and 2011’s ...
By Brent HankinsMarch 6, 20200
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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Onward’

Despite what Sonic the Hedgehog might have you think, family films don’t have to be full of bad jokes, cringe-worthy dialogue and product ...
By Brent HankinsFebruary 21, 20200
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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’

In last year’s Uncut Gems, Dinah (Idina Menzel) tells estranged husband Howard (Adam Sandler) “you’re the most annoying person I’ve ever met.” It’s ...
By Brent HankinsFebruary 12, 20200
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Movie Reviews

Second Opinion: ‘Birds of Prey’

You can’t keep a good clown down. After being the lone bright spot in her debut as lovable DC villainess Harley Quinn in ...
By Kyle WilsonFebruary 7, 20200
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Bart’s Sundance 2020 Review Journal: Part Three

A dark comedy to be sure, Promising Young Woman tells the story of a woman who turns the tables on men who try ...
By Bart CassidaFebruary 7, 20200
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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Birds of Prey’

Warner Bros. got off to a shaky start with some of the early films in their DC Extended Universe: Batman v Superman: Dawn ...
By Brent HankinsFebruary 6, 20200

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