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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Despite bright spots, ‘His Dark Materials’ season 2 struggles to find magic

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“His Dark Materials” is faithful to a fault: It adapts nearly every detail from the source material, sacrificing even dynamic pacing in the process.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

2018 Snubby Awards: Top films that weren’t nominated for Oscars

Even though the Academy Awards are distinguishable for nominating boundary-pushing films, the fact remains that some films and artists were simply snubbed.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

‘There are no more guns in the valley’: Finality in ‘Logan’

In the era of superhero movies, “Logan” stands apart. This is, in part, evidenced by the film’s Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Friday, April 28, 2017

The Best in Movies of Spring 2017

Spring, in any year, is actually host to plenty of gems, both hidden and right in front of our faces.
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Monday, February 27, 2017

‘Logan’ is perfectly brutal, profoundly emotional send off for Hugh Jackman

Seventeen years ago, Hugh Jackman bared Wolverine’s adamantium claws for the first time in the original “X-Men.” Nine movies, two Deadpools and countless black jumpsuits later, and Jackman is ready to hang up his iconic claws. We are fortunate, then, that “Logan” is one of the best superhero films of
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