Writer-Director Lulu Wang Talks The 8 Truths of ‘THE FAREWELL’, a Family Movie About One Big Lie
'The Farewell' writer/director Lulu Wang talks the eight truths of a movie all about lies.
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‘STUBER’ Hails Nanjiani and Bautista for Violently Funny Masculinity Workshop
The made-in-heaven comedic pairing of Dave Bausista and Kumail Nanjiani is enough to make Stuber an often extremely funny and action-packed buddy comedy bro-down that also manages to make some…
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‘THE LION KING’ Doesn’t Have An Original Bone in its Stunningly Photorealistic Body
‘The Lion King’ is a tale of technological wonder and complete and utter creative indifference. A carbon copy from tail to toe that boasts dazzling effects, the film sees innovator…
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Thematic ‘Toy Story 4’ Puts Big Radical Ideas Over Big Radical Plot
‘Toy Story 4’ succeeds as a fleet-footed and charming animated spectacle but its underlying deconstruction (and denouncement) of the moral imperatives of blind love and loyalty that have always driven…
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Punishingly Bland ‘MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL’ Left Me Wanting Neuralization
At least Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson try to entertain in the painful 'Men in Black: International', two hours of unfiltered nonsense that travels at the speed of sound in…
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SIFF ’19: ‘YESTERDAY’ Part Sunny Beatles Musical, Part Terrible Rom-Com
A movie review of 'Yesterday' directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel as part of our coverage of the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival.
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SIFF ’19: ‘THE DEATH OF DICK LONG’ A Dicked Up Black Comedy for the Sickos in the Crowd Like Me
A film review of 'The Death of Dick Long' directed Daniel Scheinert as part of our coverage of the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival.
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Essential ‘THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO’ Glows With a Special Kind of Movie Magic
‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ is an aching triumph of self-discovery that’s absolutely electrifying every single minute of your time with it. With some of the most crackling…
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SIFF ’19: Zom-Com ’THE DEAD DON’T DIE’ Is Stiff Attempt at Satire
A movie review of Jim Jarmusch's 'The Dead Don't Die' starring Adam Driver and Bill Murray as part of our 2019 Seattle International Film Festival coverage.
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Mo’ Monsters, Mo’ Problems in Moronic ‘GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS’
'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' honors its eponymous character and little else in an unintelligible blockbuster that fails to capture the wonder, horror, and bewitching curiosity of an Earth populated…