FYC Capsule Review: ‘RICHARD JEWELL’
Clint Eastwood can’t hide his absolute disdain for the media in cogent but flat biopic Richard Jewell, which tells the story of a low-rent security guard who stumbles across a…
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FYC Capsule Review: ‘PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE’
Céline Sciamma’s simmering Portrait of a Lady on Fire burns with a quiet feminine passion. In 1770, two young women confront love and lust in each other’s arms, as a…
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FYC Capsule Review: ‘THE AERONAUTS’
When The Aeronauts lifts off the ground, the film from Tom Harper truly does take off. Down on ground-level, everything is a bit more sour than soar though. Benefitting from…
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‘UNCUT GEMS’ Bets Big on Sandman’s Dramatic Chops
Adam Sandler puts on his serious shoes as a neurotic compulsive gambler in the Safdie Brother’s high-stress drama ‘Uncut Gems’. A challenging picture sure to leave you scrambled, the film…
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Fiery ‘QUEEN & SLIM’ So Much More than Black Bonnie and Clyde
‘Queen & Slim’ is a strong showcase for debut filmmaker Melina Matsoukas, who creates a poignant and exciting social message of a film led with spirited aplomb by Daniel Kaluuya…
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Gerwig’s ’LITTLE WOMEN’ Is Exquisitely Crafted, Beautifully Acted Holiday Delight
As excellent a PG-rated familial holiday film as anyone could dream up, Greta Gerwig’s rendition of ‘Little Women’ is a supremely well-acted and sumptuously realized modernization that manages a powerful…
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Darker ‘FROZEN II’ Feels Like A Solid, Really Expensive Straight-to-DVD Sequel
The sure-to-be-popular Disney sequel checks pretty much all the boxes a good sequel should, going in a darker (though still highly risk-averse) direction in a follow-up that cannot really live up to…
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High-Schooler’s Slow-Motion Self Destruction Vividly Captured in ‘WAVES’
Trey Edward Shults combines a challenging narrative with expressionistic filmmaking techniques to tell a bold and eye-catching story about cause and effect through the lens of an upper-class African-American family.…
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Salty Grandpa Recounts a Life of Killing in Scorsese’s Opus ‘THE IRISHMAN’
Martin Scorsese’s passion project finally comes to life (through the magic of distracting de-aging technology) telling a long-winded but mostly gripping story of the intersection of crime, politics, and morality…
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‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ Reboot Delivers Fluffy Girl-Powered Fun and Peak Kristen Stewart
'Charlie’s Angels' may not move the dial much in terms of plot, story, or even character but when everything is working in harmony, it’s hard to deny the film’s pure…