Bow down, Jennifer Hudson takes crown as Queen of Soul in ‘Respect’
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“Respect” memorializes a musical legend, and with Hudson as Franklin, the biopic pays the Queen of Soul only what she deserves: the utmost respect.
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Mark your calendars: Upcoming movies for summer 2021
This summer shapes up as a season of options: variety in the movies to choose and variety in the ways to watch them. Here are movies slated for the summer.
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‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’ is an instant, BIPOC-led holiday classic
As with much of the holiday genre, “Jingle Jangle” shines as a background watch — in this more forgiving context, the authentic joy in every scene and element is clear.
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‘Arrival’ is not just a science fiction masterpiece but a cinematic one
If aliens landed ships across the world without any explanation, what would be the world’s first step in addressing the situation? Directed by Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners” and “Sicario”), “Arrival” suggests that it would be language. Not guns or bombs. Blockbusters of today would make one think that “Arrival” would feature
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