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“Bad Education” Is a Slight Sophomore Slump for Cory Finley

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The Thoroughbreds director struggles to mix his sardonicism into a script about the biggest financial scandal in public […]

Matt Cipolla Posted on April 22, 2020July 2, 2020

Troop Zero Review: Lite-le Miss Sunshine

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Amazon Prime’s girl scout comedy wastes its cast and period setting to make for an involving, generically cute indie.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 21, 2020January 22, 2020

“Away We Go”: An Inter-State Indie-Statement

Away We go
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Despite getting off on the wrong foot, Sam Mendes’s oft-forgotten dramedy remains a salient look at 2000s anxieties as often seen onscreen.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 27, 2019December 27, 2019

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on “The West Wing”?

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From Jed Bartlet to CJ Cregg to Losh Lyman, we elect one of Aaron Sorkin’s quick-witted White House wonks from The West Wing to our Hall of Faces.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 31, 2019November 3, 2019

The Addams Family Review: A Real Case of the Wednesdays

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This animated reboot of TV’s spookiest family plays its kid-friendly scares a bit too safe.

Andrea Thompson Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019
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