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‘IS GOD IS’ Channels Familial Fury into a Vengeful Melodrama
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‘IS GOD IS’ Channels Familial Fury into a Vengeful Melodrama

'Is God Is' is a flawed but compelling debut, anchored by two magnetic lead performances and Harris's sharp ear for dialogue. The translation from stage to screen doesn't always land, but there's enough grit and…

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Bob Odenkirk on Becoming an Unlikely Action Hero in His 60s

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Bob Odenkirk does not read as an action star. He knows this. You know this. And yet, here he is, three films deep into an unlikely second act as a guy who takes and delivers beatings on screen with the kind of bruised conviction that most traditional action leads can’t touch. With Normal, directed by...

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Brutal Rabid Ape Slasher 'PRIMATE' Totally Shreds

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Johannes Roberts' brutal—and brutally effective—chimp gone bad horror joint Primate champions unrelenting tension and jaw-dropping gore, making this a January horror movie…

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