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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review – A Web-Slinging Animated Classic in the Making

Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
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Miles Morales gets the big-screen treatment he deserves, an aesthetically vibrant, action-packed story that might just be one […]

Clint Worthington Posted on December 2, 2018August 2, 2020

Scrooged at 30: How Bill Murray Turned A Christmas Carol On Its Head

Scrooged
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Three decades later, Bill Murray’s dark turn on Ebenezer Scrooge remains as adored by its fans as it […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 23, 2018August 2, 2020

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Review: The Coen Brothers Spin Six Tales of Old West Tragicomedy

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
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The Coen brothers return to the Old West for a darkly comic anthology of six stories of doomed […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 17, 2018August 2, 2020

Prospect Review: A Thrilling, Micro-budget Sci-Fi Western

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Writer/director team Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell craft a grimy, visceral space Western about a family of prospectors […]

Clint Worthington Posted on November 9, 2018August 2, 2020

Overlord Review: Nazi Zombie Shoot-Em-Up Is Fast and Furhrer-ious

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The JJ Abrams-produced Nazi zombie flick provides plenty of schlock and scares, but stumbles over its own rotting […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on November 9, 2018August 2, 2020

The Girl in the Spider’s Web Review: Lisbeth Slander gets an action hero makeover

The Girl in the Spider's Web
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Lisbeth Salander returns, this time played by Claire Foy, in a slick but shallow sequel that trades in […]

Caroline Siede Posted on November 8, 2018August 2, 2020

Outlaw King Review: Chris Pine Frees Scotland in Tepid Historical Drama

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David McKenzie reunites with Chris Pine for a Braveheart-esque historical epic that plays out more like a filler […]

Clint Worthington Posted on November 5, 2018August 2, 2020

How the Matrix Sequels Expanded the Wachowskis’ Universe By Humanizing its Villains

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The Wachowskis’ seminal sci-fi trilogy hits 4K today ahead of the first Matrix’s 20th anniversary. In honor of […]

Chris Ludovici Posted on October 30, 2018August 2, 2020

10 Horror Movies For People Who Don’t Like Horror

10 Horror Movies for People Who Don't Like Horror
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Let me rephrase that right from the beginning. This list really […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 29, 2018January 29, 2019

Suspiria (2018) Review: A Bone-Chilling Descent Into Existential Horror

SUSPIRIA (2018)
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Luca Guadagnino’s disturbing, cerebral remake of the Dario Argento giallo original is an ice-hot knife to the cerebellum, […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 26, 2018August 2, 2020

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Review: Melissa McCarthy Compels in Awards-Hungry Journalism Drama

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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While it’s patently hungry for awards, Melissa McCarthy’s biopic of infamous letter forger Lee Israel is compelling and […]

Marshall Estes Posted on October 24, 2018August 2, 2020

CIFF Dispatch, Part 2: What They Had, Retablo, Maria By Callas, and More

Chicago International Film Festival 2018 Dispatch 2
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The Chicago International Film Festival keeps chugging along this week, and […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 18, 2018January 29, 2019

CIFF 2018 Dispatch, Part 1 (Feat. Interview w/Felix van Groeningen)

Chicago International Film Festival - Dispatch 1
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The 54th Chicago International Film Festival is more than just an […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 15, 2018January 29, 2019

Trouble: Writer/Director Theresa Rebeck on Wrangling Low Budgets and Big Stars (Interview)

Theresa Rebeck Trouble
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Novelist, screenwriter and Pulitzer-nominated playwright Theresa Rebeck is a woman of […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 11, 2018August 1, 2020

Bad Times at the El Royale Review: Good Times With Drew Goddard’s Gritty Ensemble

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
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Sporting a brilliant ensemble cast, Drew Goddard’s throwback to the neo-noir crime films of Tarantino and Rodriguez is […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on October 3, 2018August 1, 2020

A Star Is Born (2018) Review: Lady Gaga Soars In Sumptuous, if Shallow, Remake

A Star Is Born
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Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut features strong performances and some catchy tunes, but he’s just the opening act for […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 1, 2018August 1, 2020

The Sisters Brothers Review: Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly Upend the Western

The Sisters Brothers
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Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly are a pair of offbeat gunslingers in Jacques Audiard’s unconventional, gorgeously energetic […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on September 26, 2018August 1, 2020

Five LGBTQ+ Films We Can’t Wait to See at the 36th Reeling Film Festival

Reeling 36 Chicago LGBTQ+ Festival
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The 36th annual LGBTQ+ film fest starts up this week in Chicago, and we talk about some of […]

Clint Worthington Posted on September 18, 2018January 28, 2019

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