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  Review:The Hunt Works as a Horror Movie Satire

  By Jeremy Ross on March 13, 2020

  The Hunt become notorious months ago when its release was delayed as a result of a confluence of two mass shootings and rage tweets by...

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  Review: The Burnt Orange Heresy is a Different Kind of Fantasy Thriller

  By Jeremy Ross on March 6, 2020

  When people discuss movies being realistic or unrealistic, the discussion usually centers around whether it deals with things that are the stuff of fantasy, like...

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  Review: The Way Back is a Deeply Controversial Film with Heart

  By Jeremy Ross on March 4, 2020

  The arc of Ben Affleck’s career has not been a conventional one. Because he and Matt Damon became household names after co-writing Good Will Hunting,...

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  Review: Onward is an Emotional, Fun, Film that will have you in Tears

  By Jeremy Ross on March 4, 2020

  Onward is the first release from Pixar since John Lasseter was ousted from the company based on multiple claims of sexual harassment, so the film...

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  Review: The Invisible Man is a Suspenseful Horror Thriller

  By Jeremy Ross on February 27, 2020

  The Invisible Man is ostensibly a remake of the classic Claude Rains horror movie from the novel by H.G. Wells, but in many ways it...

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  Review:The Call of the Wild Reminds us Who’s Mans Best Friend

  By Jeremy Ross on February 20, 2020

  It’s a fairly uncontroversial observation that dogs have personalities. A German Shepherd will act differently from a Chihuahua, and even within breeds, individual dogs will...

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  Review: The Photograph Comes Off Predictable

  By Jeremy Ross on February 14, 2020

  How somehow judges The Photograph depends primarily on what that person values in a movie. As a story, it’s a romance so predictable that not...

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  Review: Sonic the Hedgehog Speeds into Blockbuster Success

  By Jeremy Ross on February 14, 2020

  Maybe it’s that, unlike Cats, after a disastrous trailer the producers actually fixed the movie’s visual effects. Maybe it’s that, after Dolittle, this is a...

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  Review: Birds of Prey Reaches Level of Solid Entertainment

  By Jeremy Ross on February 10, 2020

  Suicide Squad was a massive hit, but never a beloved one, part of that dire period for DC Comics films that included the Zack Snyder...

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  Review: The Turning is Honorable, But Doesn’t Quite Make It

  By Jeremy Ross on January 27, 2020

  The Turn of the Screw is one of the most durable tales in horror, and has already been adapted into one of the best films...

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  Review: Dolittle is a Fun Film Targeted towards Children

  By Jeremy Ross on January 27, 2020

  Ever since Robert Downey Jr. first played Tony Stark in Iron Man, his career has been increasingly defined by the role, so much that his...

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  Review: Bad Boys For Life is a Playful Sequel with an Action Packed Plot

  By Jeremy Ross on January 16, 2020

  More than most characters, the leads of Bad Boys for Life (and how is the producers not wait for the next installment and call it...

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  Review: Kristen Stewart Effective in Underwater

  By Jeremy Ross on January 11, 2020

  Kristen Stewart is an actress who can be very effective within very specific roles, which doesn’t take into account just how varied her career has...

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  Interview: Director Miguel Arteta Talks Like A Boss

  By Jeremy Ross on January 11, 2020

  Miguel Arteta has had a varied career, going from directing some of the most acclaimed dramas on television, most recently Succession, to independent hits like...

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  Top 10 Films of the Decade

  By Jeremy Ross on January 1, 2020

  10. First Man (Damien Chazelle) With his three widely-released films, Damien Chazelle emerged as one of the great new talents of the past decade, any...

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  Top 10 Films of 2019

  By Jeremy Ross on December 31, 2019

  There are two ways of looking at whether a year is a particularly good one for films. One is to look at the top few...

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  Review: Little Women is One of the Best Films of 2019

  By Jeremy Ross on December 24, 2019

  Any time a novice director follows up an acclaimed debut with a project that is less overtly personal, there should always be room for some...

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  Review: Sam Mendes’ 1917 is Terrific

  By Jeremy Ross on December 23, 2019

  It is impossible to review 1917 without mentioning two things that are completely unrelated. The first is the film’s main gimmick: director Sam Mendes constructed...

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  Review: Just Mercy is an Old Fashioned Film with a Clear Moral Message

  By Jeremy Ross on December 21, 2019

  When people talk about the kind of movies that are no longer made because of recent trends in Hollywood, Just Mercy is the exemplar of...

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  Review: Uncut Gems Brings out the Best in Adam Sandler

  By Jeremy Ross on December 23, 2019

  People have been asking whether Adam Sandler can act for decades now, even though the question was definitively settled by his starring role in Punch-Drunk...

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  Interview: The Cast of The Rise of Skywalker Discuss Star Wars and its Legacy

  By Jeremy Ross on December 23, 2019

  Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is not just the end to the latest trilogy, starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, it is the...

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  Review: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is a Very Satisfying Way to Conclude the Skywalker Saga

  By Jeremy Ross on December 20, 2019

  Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is about finding balance between two opposing forces, but not the ones that one would think. It is less about...

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  Review: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie All Superb in Bombshell

  By Jeremy Ross on December 20, 2019

  Roger Ailes was one of the worst persons in modern American political history, but his death two years ago did not bring an end to...

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  Review: Cats Surprises in Some Ways

  By Jeremy Ross on December 20, 2019

  Hating Cats has been practically a national pastime since it first launched on Broadway in the eighties. The Andrew Lloyd Webber  musical has long symbolized...

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  Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a Beautiful Sentiment and Dedication to Mr. Rogers

  By Jeremy Ross on December 9, 2019

  Tom Hanks was always the obvious choice to play Mister Rogers, the beloved children’s television show host, but he is not exactly the obvious choice...

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  Review: Parasite is a Thrilling Crowd-Pleaser that Translates in Any Culture

  By Jeremy Ross on December 9, 2019

  Bong Joon-Ho has made several Hollywood films, most notably the dystopian action thriller Snowpiercer and the Netflix environmental satire Okja, but by returning to Korea...

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  Review: Two Popes is Intelligent, Gracious and Good-Hearted

  By Jeremy Ross on December 9, 2019

  Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger are vastly different people, bound by the fact that they are the first pair of men during modern...

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