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S.J.
Jul 1, 2022
'Black Bird' Series Review: Investigative Apple TV+ Crime Drama Imprisons Taron Egerton
That is why we are talking about Black Bird which is adapted into a miniseries by showrunner Dennis Lehane from former convict James Keene's


S.J.
Jun 29, 2022
'Parallel Mothers' Review: Penélope Cruz & Motherhood In Pedro Almodóvar's Drama
Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar's newest film Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas originally in Spanish) tracks highs and lows of mot


S.J.
Jun 23, 2022
'Elvis' Review: Baz Luhrmann Has A Little Less Subtlety & A Little More Austin Butler
Putting the bang in whizbang is director Baz Luhrmann with his new supersonic Elvis Presley biopic Elvis (at least something has been kept s


S.J.
Jun 21, 2022
'The Umbrella Academy' Season 3 Review: Eccentric Netflix Superhero Dramedy Finds More Heroes
Anything and everything is once again heading our way as superhero dramedy The Umbrella Academy returns with its third season. In the new ti


S.J.
Jun 19, 2022
'The Integrity Of Joseph Chambers' Review: Miss Your Shot, Kill Your Morals | Tribeca 2022
Writer-director Robert Machoian's latest effort The Integrity Of Joseph Chambers succeeds in that narrow path, in form of a character-driven


S.J.
Jun 14, 2022
'Spiderhead' Review: Miles Teller Endures Chris Hemsworth's Questionable Lab Experiments
Director Joseph Kosinski decides to land his new seaplane pretty immediately as he takes us to Spiderhead Penitentiary in—you guessed it—Spi


S.J.
Jun 6, 2022
'The Outfit' Review: Mark Rylance Attempts To Sew Up Peace With The Mob
In The Outfit, there are no tailors, there are just cutters. Either way, the Graham Moore's first directorial effort after being known for h


S.J.
Jun 1, 2022
'On The Count Of Three' Review: Jerrod Carmichael & Christopher Abbott Make A Pact
It's not the last request because there are dozens to come still this year, even after On The Count Of Three. Known mostly for his stand-up


S.J.
May 24, 2022
Quick Reviews: 'Great Freedom', 'C'mon C'mon' | Franz Rogowski, Joaquin Phoenix, Mike Mills
Their film Great Freedom (Große Freiheit in German) is a fine example of that while dealing with difficult, and even shameful, topics. In di


S.J.
May 13, 2022
'Uncharted' Review: Tom Holland & Mark Wahlberg Seek Treasures In This Video Game Adaptation
Dust off your treasure maps and extremely plain shirts because we're off to places that are, simply, Uncharted. Ruben Fleischer directs this
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