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Film & Television

Friday, March 9, 2018

Kidnap-comedy ‘Gringo’ attempts to pop wheelie on zeitgeist, wipes out

Gringo
Amazon Studios/Courtesy

Such politically charged material shouldn’t produce run-of-the-mill mediocrity. “Gringo” is as clueless as its protagonist.
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Film & Television

Monday, December 25, 2017

‘Bright’ dimly offers problematic allegory, uninspired action

Indeed, the biggest takeaway from “Bright” is that racism is wrong, a platitude we didn’t need to hear from white filmmakers Landis and Ayer.
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Film & Television

Thursday, June 8, 2017

‘It Comes At Night’ is tension-filled, minimalist horror masterpiece

Expectations were understandably high for “It Comes At Night,” — A24’s latest horror film — and thankfully, director Trey Shults delivers. The pacing of Shults’ script is impeccable — though the epitome of a slow burn, there’s a white-knuckle fluidity to the series of wrong turns that result in the film’s devastating third act.
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Film & Television

Monday, November 14, 2016

‘Loving’ preaches triumph through subtle, revolutionary love

Jeff Nichols has long been a director worth watching, making his way through the ranks of the “Great American Director” title applied to filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh and David Lynch. With the historical romance “Loving,” Nichols has earned the title of a master filmmaker. Based on the 1967
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Culture Shot

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Best Actor: Is Jean Dujardin locked or is it really a three-horse race?

Today we cover Best Actor for the Oscars. Let’s get right to the point. And the nominees are: Demián Bichir, “A Better Life” George Clooney, “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin, “The Artist” Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt, “Moneyball” Who will win? When critics were handing out their prizes
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