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‘Toy Story 4’ is powered by a tight narrative, smart dialogue and gripping action
By Zach Goins June 20, 2019 In 2010, Disney and Pixar teamed up to once again give one of their most beloved franchises the perfect sendoff in Toy Story 3. After nearly an 11-year hiatus from the series, we unexpectedly returned to Andy’s room for...
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Movie Review: New ‘Shaft’ is more comedy-action than blaxploitation, but that’s not a bad thing
By Rachel Laurie June 16, 2019 What was a film that once revolutionized movies under the genre of blaxploitation is now a comedy-action movie. The shift in tone is most likely due to the writers, Kenya Barris (Black-ish and Girls Trip) and Alex Barnow (Family...
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‘Men in Black: International,’ more like “Meh” in Black
By Bill Mazzola June 15, 2019 It’s clear to anyone even remotely paying attention these days that Hollywood has franchise fever. Remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, and interconnected universes are all the rage. Nowadays we’re given reboots and continuations that we never really asked for. Which...
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Spike Lee’s classic film ‘Do The Right Thing’ will be re-released in select theaters
By CLTure News June 10, 2019 (Updated) Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Spike Lee’s 1989 classic film, Do The Right Thing, Universal Pictures and the Criterion Collection will re-release the film on June 30 at select AMC, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark, and Alamo Drafthouse theaters. Improving...
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Mindy Kaling’s feature film writing debut ‘Late Night’ offers charm and heartfelt comedy
By Douglas Davidson June 7, 2019 As theaters ramp up for animated animal adventures, alien invasions, and yet another zombie apocalypse, there’s a small work-place comedy executed by an incredible cast of comedic actors offering up something different. Written by Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project)...
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‘Dark Phoenix’ is far from the worst of the X-Men series, but it could have been much more
By Jason Seyler June 5, 2019 You have to admire the endurance of the X-Men series. We have seen 10 films (excluding the Deadpool films) released over the past 19 years. There have been a variety of highs (Logan) and certainly lows (Origins: Wolverine). Any...
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The Martin Scorsese-directed Bob Dylan documentary trailer released
By CLTure News June 3, 2019 (updated) Netflix has released the first trailer for the Martin Scorsese-directed Bob Dylan documentary, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story. This is the first music documentary directed by Scorsese since HBO’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World. The film, described as a...
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A predictable and incoherent plot make ‘Ma’ starring Octavia Spencer an unfortunate dud
By Ryen Thomas June 1, 2019 I can imagine that when actress Octavia Spencer first read the script for Ma she saw in the horrifying character of Sue Ann the perfect vehicle for trading out the warm, goody-goody mama persona she normally plays in Hollywood....
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Review: ‘Aladdin’ could have used just a little bit more magic
By Jason Seyer May 24, 2019 It’s been 27 years since Disney’s animated smash, Aladdin, hit theaters. With the studio adapting so many of their classics into live-action recently, there was no doubt they were going to tackle Aladdin at some point. The original 1992...
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‘Booksmart’ isn’t the female ‘Superbad,’ it’s a riotous teen comedy that explores friendship, love, and self-realization
By Douglas Davidson May 23, 2019 Watching the new teen comedy Booksmart, you would not know this is the feature film directorial debut for Olivia Wilde (Life Itself, House). Nuts to bolts, Booksmart is a heat-seeking rocket of a film. It’s precise, on target and...
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