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The Criterion Voyages (Spine #697): Tess — Beautiful Tale of Tragedy from Roman Polanski
By Dan Skip Allen Roman Polanski is a director known for Chinatown and The Pianist, the latter of which won three Academy Awards: for Adrian Brody for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Director for Polanski, and Best Writing for Ronald Harwood.… Continue reading
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30 for 30: The Tuck Rule
Patriots fans and Raiders fans alike will forever remember the Tuck Rule Game back in 2002. This week is the 20th anniversary of this controversial play and the overturning of said play. This award-winning series 30 for 30 re-examines this game and… Continue reading
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Death on the Nile Review
Murder on the Orient Express is based on the 1934 novel featuring eccentric detective Hercule Poirot played by Kenneth Branagh. Branagh also directed the film based on a script by Michael Green. At the end of that film, there was a… Continue reading
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Sundance 2022 Capsule Reviews
At this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, I got the chance to see six films. It’s not a lot, but I did get to see some exciting premieres. My rankings will be from worst to first, but by no means… Continue reading
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The Worst Person in the World Review
The Worst Person in the World debuted at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival this past June. It was met with rapturous applause and critical acclaim. It was one of a few films everybody was talking about coming out of the festival.… Continue reading
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Moonfall Review
Roland Emmerich is a very divisive director. He has made some movies most people consider good such as Independence Day, Stargate, and The Day After Tomorrow, and he’s directed a lot more films that people aren’t that fond of like Independence Day: Resurgence, Godzilla (1998), and 2012.… Continue reading
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Slamdance 2022 Capsule Reviews
The film’s in this year’s Slamdance lineup range from offbeat comedies to relationship dramas to documentaries. This festival runs the gamut of all kinds of visions from various filmmakers, new and already established. These are little indie films hoping to… Continue reading
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The Civil Dead Review
The Civil Dead is a new film directed by Clay Tatum also written by and starring Tatum and Whitmer Thomas. It’s the second film for the director. It’s a little weird but in a good way. The twist is a bit… Continue reading
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The Fallout Review
The Fallout is the latest film from HBO that has gone to the HBO Max streaming service. It’s also the newest movie dealing with the “fallout” after a school shooting. It’s not necessarily the best film dealing with this subject matter… Continue reading
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Straighten Up and Fly Right Review #slamdance2022
This film has a very different setup than most films. The stars of the film, Kristen Abate and Steven Tanenbaum are also the directors and writers of the film. It’s almost like this film is autobiographical and that presents quite… Continue reading
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