Film Review: The Song of Names

Film Review: The Song of Names
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The Song of Names is gripping, but it’s almost never convincing. Despite some genuinely great elements, it feels wholly manufactured and uninspired. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Jasper Mall

Slamdance Film Review: Jasper Mall
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The documentary Jasper Mall illustrates the mediocre hum of an Alabama shopping-center’s current market that once housed a myriad of different storefronts. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Murmur

Slamdance Film Review: Murmur
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Writer-director Heather Young approaches the themes of love, loneliness and dependence from a different angle in her award-winning feature debut, Murmur. … read more

Film Review: The Gentlemen

Film Review: The Gentlemen
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Still, The Gentlemen is for fans. It’s full of blood, cursing, bawdy British humor and tongue in cheek testosterone, but it’s certainly not for all tastes. … read more

Film Review: Dolittle

Film Review: Dolittle
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Dolittle isn’t going to be winning any awards, but if you’re looking for a fun, fast-paced family movie, you could do a lot worse. … read more

Film Review: Troop Zero

Film Review: Troop Zero
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Troop Zero is the kind of film that has no shortage of people making a strong impression behind and in front of the camera. … read more

Film Review: Little Women

Film Review: Little Women
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Little Women is easily one of the best films of 2019, and it’s a Christmas gift that solidifies its director as one the great cinematic voices of our time. … read more

Film Review: Underwater

Film Review: Underwater
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Underwater has been sitting on the shelf for a year and a half, and its release feels more like a formality than anything else. … read more

Content Shifter: 11 New Shows to Stream in January 2020

Content Shifter: 11 New Shows to Stream in January 2020
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New Year, new you? Likely not—but at least there’s new TV to stream. Onward and upward. Here are 11 new streaming shows to kick off 2020. … read more

Film Review: 1917

Film Review: 1917
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Sam Mendes directs 1917, one of the “best war films ever made” that follows two young British soldiers through the trenches of the Great War. … read more