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Glenn Close delivers a tour de force in marriage drama ‘The Wife’
By Bill Mazzola September 17, 2018 As The Wife begins, Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) and her husband Joe, a renowned novelist, have just settled in for the evening when a life changing phone call sets the film’s chain of events in motion. Joe has won...
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‘The Predator’ is the funniest, loudest, and messiest Predator movie yet
By Dan Cava September 13, 2018 In the original Predator, actor Shane Black has a small but, in retrospect, prophetic role. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the star of the 1987 action/horror classic (the human star, at least) but in his limited screen time as the soldier...
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Jennifer Garner is back in action with ‘Peppermint’
By Douglas Davidson September 8, 2018 There’s something deeply cathartic about a well-made revenge flick. Watching the mayhem unfold on screen while the hero pursues victory like an unrelenting Valkyrie, dispatching adversaries with dogged determination until they all lie broken and defeated at their feet....
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Ayrsley Grand Cinemas Retro Horror Series continues a fun Charlotte fall tradition
By Hunter Heilman August 30, 2018 For its sixth year, the Retro Horror Series at the Ayrsley Grand is back with perhaps their most varied and exciting lineup yet. There are bonafide classics, unique cult films, 3D monster thrillers, ‘90s teen horror and horror-comedies to...
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Why ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ might be the best movie of 2018 (so far)
By Jonathan Shuping August 26, 2018 Warning: Spoilers ahead. 2018 has been a really good year for movies already, and it’s not even awards season yet. There is plenty of Oscar bait coming to theaters in the next three months like First Man, A Star...
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Packed with unexpected jokes and a solid cast, ‘The Happytime Murders’ is more fun than you might think
By Douglas Davidson August 24, 2018 If you were asked to name the first Muppet to pop into your head, the answer would inevitably be tied to your introductory experience. If you named Big Bird or Kermit, you likely know how to get to Sesame...
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‘Mile 22’ crafts action and violence well, but not much more
By Bill Mazzola August 17, 2018 Peanut Butter and Jelly. Peas and Carrots. Cheech and Chong. Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg. Some things are just meant to go together, for better – or in this case, for worse. This is the fourth action-packed, flag-waving, adrenaline...
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is as enriching as it is rich
By Cameron Lee August 14, 2018 With the rarity of Asian-led movies in Hollywood, some may wonder why Asians may be so underserved in representation on-screen in American film. Although there’s been a recent influx in the last decade in music, food and entertainment, the...
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Racial tensions come full circle in Spike Lee’s enthralling film ‘BlacKkKlansman’
By Douglas Davidson August 2, 2018 Director Spike Lee has never been known to mince words and his latest project, BlacKkKlansman, hits like a sledgehammer in the gut. Lee utilizes the memoir of Ron Stallworth, the first black police officer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to...
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You’ll likely see yourself in one of the characters in the honest coming-of-age film ‘Eighth Grade’
By Michelle Wheeler July 28, 2018 Whether you survived or thrived in middle school, it was likely a memorable time of your life. The new movie Eighth Grade is a snapshot of that time that is both specific and universal all at once. In the...
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