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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.
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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.
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January 29, 2019

Sundance 2019 January 28 Dispatch: Selah and the Spades, Maiden, Mope

From droll Heathers homages to docs about pioneering female sailors, Matt Cipolla breaks down his first day at Sundance.
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January 24, 2019

The Orville Review: “All the World is Birthday Cake” Sees the Crew Battling Astrology-Based Prejudice

The Orville crew butt heads with a world that shuns people based on their Zodiac sign, in a premise straight out of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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January 19, 2019

Brexit Review: The Big (Ben) Short

HBO's latest is a didactic lecture of a Brexit primer whose handsome performances hide a smug political nihilism.
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January 10, 2019

“The Upside” Review: Not as painful as swapping catheters

Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart serve up surface-level schmaltz in this treacly disabilities drama.
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January 4, 2019

Grace and Frankie TV Review: Season 5 Opts for Safety Over Innovation

The Jane Fonda-Lily Tomlin Netflix sitcom stumbles a bit as it enters its golden years.