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Reviews
‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ Breaks a Critical Biopic Rule
We live in strange times. Hollywood is shut down, and the industry’s bizarre virtue signaling has been brought to bear…
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Industry News
Horror Icon Barbara Crampton Dishes Kindness in Troubled Times
Coronavirus feels like something out of an ’80s zombie film. It’s got us all hunkered down and scared. This is…
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Why ‘The Corrupted’ Missed Its Moment (By Decades)
“The Corrupted” is the kind of crime thriller that, had it come out during the ’70s, might have become a…
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Reviews
Cage, Grammer Team for Underwhelming ‘Grand Isle’
“Grand Isle” is the kind of film that, had it been made in the ’70s or ’80s, might have garnered…
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Industry News
How Netflix and Fellow Streamers Made HBO Irrevelant
HBO’s cultural hegemony is in decline. The shockingly negative reaction to “Game of Thrones’” final season is just the most…
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Reviews
Dern Gives Duplicitous ‘J.T. LeRoy’ a Boost
The recent Salisbury Review, a quarterly conservative magazine founded by Sir Roger Scruton, began this way: “A woman who calls…
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‘Boy Called Sailboat’ Hints at a Greater Truth
Once at a family gathering several relatives tried their best to convince me that Orson Welles had directed “The Third…
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Reviews
Caine’s Sparkle Ignites Generic ‘King of Thieves’
What can be said about Michael Caine that hasn’t been said before? The man is a treasure. One of the…
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Industry News
This ‘Aquaman’ Easter Egg Means … Everything
“Easter eggs” can blow the lid off hidden meanings, foreshadow plot twists or even offer profound insights into humanity. For…
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Opinion
The Fatal Flaw in Elba’s Woke #MeToo Reply
So Idris Elba has been dragged into #MeToo debate. Thankfully not because of anything naughty he’s done, but because apparently…
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