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‘Little Miss Sunshine’ at 15 – Review
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Screenwriter: Michael Arndt Starring: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, Beth Grant As wonderful as it is, 15 years on Little Miss Sunshine has a lot to answer for. The “quirky Sundance comedy-drama” seemed to gain a lot…
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‘Spirited Away’ at 20 – Review
Spirited Away (2001) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki Starring (English Dub): Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Jason Marsden, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers It may be pretentious to claim that 20 years of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is an occasion of solemnity, but it is undeniable that for many people the marking of this particular…
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Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) Review
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) Director: Malcolm D. Lee Screenwriters: Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance, Jesse Gordon, Celeste Ballard Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, Cedric Joe, Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza, Zendaya Space Jam: A New Legacy takes itself too seriously. That’s our fault. Film critics demand that story…
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Deerskin (2019) Review
Deerskin (2019) Director: Quentin Dupieux Screenwriter: Quentin Dupieux Starring: Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, Pierre Gommé, Marie Bunel, Coralie Russier, Laurent Nicolas, Youssef Hajdi Most of us have made needlessly extravagant purchases at some point in our lives, be that when we’ve come into a little extra disposable cash or we just want to…
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Black Widow (2021) Review
Black Widow (2021) Director: Cate Shortland Screenwriter: Eric Pearson Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone 2nd July 2019. That was the last time we had a Marvel movie released on the big screen. Two whole years. That day marked the release of Spider-Man: Far from Home, a portrayal of the…
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The Tomorrow War (2021) Review
The Tomorrow War (2021) Director: Chris McKay Screenwriters: Zach Dean Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson The Tomorrow War is, essentially, about time travel. Trying to use the past to save the future. In this specific case, it’s about cobbling together a bunch of ideas and scenarios…
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Freaky (2021) Review
Freaky (2021) Director: Christopher Landon Screenwriter: Michael Kennedy, Christopher Landon Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Alan Ruck Following years of writing and directing to very little fanfare, Christopher Landon finally found a shtick that works when he directed the successful Blumhouse horror-comedy Happy Death Day. Since the success of…
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In the Heights (2021) Review
In the Heights (2021) Director: Jon M. Chu Screenwriters: Quiara Alegría Hudes, Lin-Manuel Miranda Starring: Anthony Ramos, Melissa Berrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Olga Merediz, Jimmy Smits Based on the hit Broadway musical from acclaimed writer Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights tells the story of a New York based Latin American community, Washington Heights, in…
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‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ at 50 – Review
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Director: Mel Stuart Screenwriter: Roald Dahl Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole, Paris Themmen, Denise Nickerson, Michael Bollner, Roy Kinnear, Nora Denney, Leonard Stone, Ursula Reit, Gunter Meisner Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is the rare non-Disney film that seems to have been…
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F9: The Fast Saga (2021) Review
F9: The Fast Saga (2021) Director: Justin Lin Screenwriters: Daniel Casey, Justin Lin Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Michael Rooker, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron The key discourse surrounding the Fast and Furious franchise is its ever-increasing absurdity. The Fast and the…