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“Horse Girl” disconnects completely from reality

William Becker, Staff Writer February 10, 2020

“Horse Girl” made its debut on Jan. 27 at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and on Feb. 7, it was brought straight to Netflix. The film might have one of the most unfortunate name choices I have ever...

Netflixs new Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana, depicts a process of overcoming that has quickly become the default narrative in a growing field of pop-star documentaries. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for MTV/TNS)

Taylor Swift’s ‘Miss Americana’ reminds us of her humanity

Fairley Lloyd, Staff Writer February 8, 2020

Taylor Swift released her documentary, "Miss Americana," on Netflix on Jan. 31, 2020. The documentary chronicles Swift’s life from her beginnings as an artist to where she is now in her career. At just...

George MacKay in “1917.”

“1917” is a bleak but brilliant masterpiece

Stephen Lambros, Staff Writer January 21, 2020

So far in the 2019-2020 awards season, "1917" has emerged as a much more serious factor than some prognosticators had previously foreseen. So far, it has won the Golden Globe for Best Picture in the award...

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Richard Jewell’s story reemerges with Clint Eastwood’s new film

William Becker, Staff Writer January 8, 2020

During the 1996 Summer Olympics, Richard Jewell was employed as an AT&T security guard at Centennial Olympic Park. On July 26, 1996, Jewell discovered a bomb in the park near a crowd of people watching...

Adam Sandler stars in Uncut Gems. [A24]

Adam Sandler in a new role in “Uncut Gems”

William Becker, Staff Writer January 2, 2020

Adam Sandler might be one of the most hated actors of all time. Sure, Sandler has starred in some classic comedies and the occasional “dramatic comedy,” with movies like “Punch-Drunk Love,” the...

Francesca Hayward as Victoria, center, and Laurie Davidson as Mr. Mistoffelees, right, in Cats. (Universal Pictures/TNS)

SATIRE: I’m sorry “Cats”

William Becker, Staff Writer January 2, 2020

I am sorry to anyone who spent money on tickets on “Cats,” I really am. Who hurt you? Did you not see the trailers for this movie and think, “Wow, what an abomination?” I am also so deeply sorry...

From left, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Daisy Ridley as Rey and John Boyega as Finn in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. [Disney-Lucasfilm]

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is abysmal

William Becker, Staff Writer December 28, 2019

Editor’s Note: This review will contain spoilers for the first eight Star Wars movies, but not “The Rise of Skywalker.” In 1977, George Lucas brought the first Star Wars movie to theaters with Mark...

Scarlett Johansson, left, Azhy Robertson and Adam Driver in the movie Marriage Story. (Wilson Webb/Netflix)

“Marriage Story” is Netflix’s most beautiful release

William Becker, Staff Writer December 23, 2019

It is said that family lawyers see good people in their worst moments. “Marriage Story” is a fantastic example of morally sound people being awful to each other in the name of holding a family together....

The Kim family (From left: Choi Woo-shik Choi, Song Kang-ho, Jang Hye-jin and Park So-dam) in Parasite. Neon/CJ Entertainment.

“Parasite” and the rise of South Korean cinema

Stephen Lambros, Contributing Writer November 15, 2019

We are currently experiencing a golden age of South Korean cinema. A slew of international hits have poured out of the country over the course of the decade: "Train to Busan," "The Wailing," "The Handmaiden"...

Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman and Aria Brooks as Anger at age 8 in Harriet [Focus Features]

“Harriet”: a symbol for the American mythos

Stephen Lambros, Contributing Writer November 11, 2019

With the way things have shaken out for small wide-release films at the 2019 box office, it is a small miracle "Harriet" was able to capture the hearts of moviegoers when similar films have fallen short....

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Photo by Ben Rothstein, Tribune News Service.

“El Camino”: a wonderful epilogue to the “Breaking Bad” universe

William Becker, Staff Writer October 22, 2019

It has been over six years since "Breaking Bad’s" final episode aired, and four years since the first episode of the spinoff prequel series, "Better Call Saul." Both series have generally received critical...

Awkwafina in The Farewell. [Casi Moss, A24]
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“The Farewell”: A truly great film

Stephen Lambros, Contributing Writer September 16, 2019

"The Farewell" Review: A Great Film, No Lie  “The Farewell,” American writer and director Lulu Wang’s second feature-length film, premiered last January at the Sundance Film Festival, where it...

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