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Nimona (2023) Review
Nimona (2023)Director: Troy Quane, Nick BrunoScreenwriter: Robert L. Baird, Lloyd TaylorStarring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Beck Bennett Nimona is like that classic start to a joke: a lonely, moping knight meets a devilish, shape-shifting teenager. What happens next? The answer is one you can’t imagine, because Nimona is so…
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) Review
The Wizard of Oz (1939)Director: Victor FlemingScreenwriters: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan WoolfStarring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton No matter how many years pass since the release of The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming’s Hollywood Golden Era classic continues to welcome audiences new and old back to…
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Madame Web (2024) Review
Madame Web (2024)Director: S.J. ClarksonScreenwriters: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker, S.J. ClarksonStarring: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott, Emma Roberts, Kerry Bishé, Mike Epps, Zosia Mamet, José María Yazpik Making her debut on the page in 1980, the elderly, paralysed and clairvoyant Madame Web of Marvel Comics bears…
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In the Heat of the Night (1967) Review
In the Heat of the Night (1967)Director: Norman JewisonScreenwriters: Stirling SilliphantStarring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Quentin Dean The mosquitos buzz in the humid night of Sparta, Mississippi as detective Sam Woods (Warren Oates) discovers the murdered industrialist, Philip Colbert. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is waiting at the train station after visiting his mother;…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Review
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)Director: Miloš FormanScreenwriters: Lawrence Hauben, Bo GoldmanStarring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Sydney Lassick For anyone concerned with the Oscars, this is one of the big ones. One of only three films in the Academy’s history to win…
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) Review
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)Director: Davis GuggenheimStarring: Michael J. Fox, Tracey Pollan, Sam Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Schuyler Fox, Annabelle Fox It’s hard not to picture Michael J. Fox in a certain way. He’s the smart-mouth kid from ‘Family Ties’ and/or Teen Wolf and/or the Back to the Future trilogy who disappeared from the…
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Titanic (1997) Review
Titanic (1997)Director: James CameronScreenwriter: James CameronStarring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Danny Nucci, Bill Paxton, Louis Abernathy, Gloria Stuart In a world where anyone with access to the internet can make their voices heard and contribute to public discourse, giving second by…
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The Iron Claw (2023) Review
The Iron Claw (2023)Director: Sean DurkinScreenwriter: Sean DurkinStarring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James The latest film from Sean Durkin, the respected writer-director behind The Nest, begins with close-up shots of lead actor Zac Efron’s bulging body getting out of bed. Efron’s skin is so tightly…
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Perfect Days (2023) Review
Perfect Days (2023)Director: Wim WendersScreenwriters: Wim Wenders, Takuma TakasakiStarring: Koji Yakuso, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Min Tanaka Oscar-nominated for Best International Feature, Perfect Days is a gently meditative film about a man who cleans toilets for a living in Tokyo. With skilful direction and a memorable soundtrack, Wim Wenders creates a moving character study and…
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Raging Bull (1980) Review
Raging Bull (1980)Director: Martin ScorseseScreenwriter: Paul Schrader, Mardik MartinStarring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent Dark ropes foreground a misty arena where a lone fighter shadowboxes. Camera bulbs flash in the back, capturing what has become nostalgia for the fighter. He stands alone in a backroom of a club, rehearsing a poem, a…