That’s a Wrap: October movie releases you might have missed
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The fall’s deluge is only getting started, however, and film beat reporters Joy Diamond and Dominic Marziali have a few more for your consideration.
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The beautiful and bland: Gothic drama plateaus in ‘Rebecca’ reboot
This newest reproduction of “Rebecca,” directed by Ben Wheatley, is a gilded tchotchke: beautiful aesthetics elevating mediocre substance.
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The Daily Californian Arts guide to what will, should and could win the 70th annual Emmy Awards
We are presently in a golden age of television. It would be nearly impossible for one person to sort through all of the television at our fingertips and decide what is or isn’t the best. This is where the Emmy Awards come in.
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ premiere sets discomforting, promising standard for season 2
The second season has no concrete source material, and it’s often challenging for series based on novels to maintain the focused narratives they began with.
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is profound, disturbing game-changer
“Anything could happen anywhere, given the circumstances,” Atwood writes. Both the novel and the series serve as a chilling wake-up call.
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Meaty new film feeds off fright
A fast-food restaurant, with greasy grills and artery-clogging fare, seems an unlikely setting for a thriller. But for “Compliance,” the newest film from Magnolia Pictures, fast-food is of little concern. Screenings of “Compliance” have driven audience members from theaters in droves. At the San Francisco screening alone, several viewers left the
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