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July 20, 2021

Hydra Blu-ray review: strong acting, great fights, killer mood

Hydra, from master action director Kensuke Sonomura, boasts both thrilling duels between lethal assassins and warm, skillful character work.
Coming Home in the DarkS
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January 31, 2021

Sundance 2021: “Coming Home in the Dark” loses its way.

James Ashcroft's hostage horror is nought but bland, sour sadism.
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January 31, 2021

“The Long Song” – Masterpiece’s end-of-slavery miniseries is excellent

Mahalia Bello's study of the end of slavery in Jamaica, "The Long Song" is incisive, insightful and prioritizes the humanity of the enslaved.
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April 18, 2020

“Final Fantasy VII Remake” Reinvents a Classic JRPG

The iconic role-playing game gets a stylistic, narrative-focused update that expounds and confounds in fascinating ways.
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May 19, 2019

Non-Fiction Review: Assayas Tackles the Changing Media Landscape

The latest film from the French master is a piercing look at the state of publishing and mass media wrapped up in relationship drama.
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May 14, 2019

Little White Lies’ “Close-Ups” Series Offers Film Scholarship That Fits In Your Pocket

Whether on the cinema of New York, Wes Anderson, or creatures of the night, the venerable film magazine has you covered.
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March 15, 2019

“Captive State” Succeeds As A Spy Thriller, But Fails Its Characters

Rupert Wyatt's dark sci-fi allegory about a Chicago occupied by sinister alien forces features some smart, subversive sequences but lacks strong characters.
The Orville Blood of PatriotsT
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March 7, 2019

The Orville Recap: Gordon Tries to Stop the “Blood of Patriots” from Spilling

One of The Orville's most explicitly comedic characters gets his moment in the sun with a familiar, nuanced episode about the lingering animosity of war.
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February 28, 2019

The Orville Recap: Space Battles, Die Hard Action Reign in “Identity Pt. 2”

The Orville tries its hand at big-time space spectacle in a more action-heavy hour, with the entire Union at stake.
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February 21, 2019

The Orville Recap: “Identity Pt. 1” Sets The Stage for Interstellar Conflict

The Orville gets Serious this week, with the first part of a two-parter that intriguingly complicates one of the show's most mercurial characters.