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Neil Armstrong biographical drama ‘First Man’ is a raw film with indie feel
By Ryen Thomas October 14, 2018 First Man, brought to us by Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, also nominated for Whiplash) and starring Ryan Gosling, promises a telling of Neil Armstrong’s race to becoming the first man ever to set foot on the...
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‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ is definitely worth a visit
By Jessica Owoc October 6, 2018 Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A salesman, a priest, a lounge singer, and a hippie walk into a hotel and what happens next…well, you’ll have to head to your nearest theater and see Bad Times at...
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‘A Star Is Born,’ Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut starring Lady Gaga, is one of the best films of the year
By Douglas Davidson October 3, 2018 At a key moment in A Star Is Born, Bobby Maine (Sam Elliott) explains that “music is essentially 12 notes between any octave.” Bobby explains that music is a cycle of repetition every musician, every storyteller, utilizes over and...
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‘Smallfoot’ has everything you want in a kids movie
By Jonathan Shuping September 30, 2018 In order to reach the bar set by animation powerhouses Pixar and Dreamworks, Warner Animation Group (whose previous endeavors consist of three Lego movies and the underwhelming Storks) really needed to step up their game. With Smallfoot, they do...
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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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