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Movies
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Slams the Patriarchy. Again and Again
“Don’t Worry Darling” can’t get out of its own way. Director Olivia Wilde’s second feature confirms her knack for gorgeous…
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New ‘Karate Kid’ Sequel Shows Folly of Modern Hollywood Groupthink
The team behind “Cobra Kai” pulled off the near-impossible. Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg revived a decades-old…
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Dear Hollywood: Be More Like Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins and Susan Sarandon may be the year’s oddest on-screen couple. Adkins, he of the towering frame and booming…
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‘I Came By’ Isn’t What You Expect
Babak Anvari’s “I Came By” is a taut, inventive crime thriller that impedes our expectations while satisfying our desire for…
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Oliver Stone’s ‘U-Turn’ Is His ‘After Hours’
Oliver Stone’s “U-Turn” (1997) is rarely mentioned in conversations regarding Stone’s best work (or at all) and that needs to…
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‘Crazy’ Whoopi Goldberg Trashes DeSantis, Misses Huge Point
Audiences don’t turn to “The View” for logic, facts or reason. It’s all emotion, straw men arguments and, well, misinformation.…
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Biden’s America: Violence Crashes Hollywood’s Gates
Celebrities are reaping what they’ve sown. Hollywood responded to the 2020 death of George Floyd by embracing the Defund the…
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‘See How They Run’ (Barely) Keeps Murder Mysteries Alive
There’s something wonderful about the whodunnit revival, even if it’s just in its nascent stage. Rian Johnson, making amends for…
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Jo Koy: ‘I Hated That (Bleeping) Mask
Jo Koy couldn’t do what he loved the most for two excruciating years. Stand-up comedy. “This is all I know…
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‘Prey’ vs. ‘Predator’ – The Battle Where Everyone Wins
Leave it to writer/director Dan Trachtenberg to once again emerge from the shadows with a surprise franchise extension. In 2016,…
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