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In An Era Of Never-Ending Stories, Avengers: Endgame Is Teaching Us How To Say Goodbye
For a generation raised on cinema as One Big Movie, Endgame offers a valuable lesson in closure.
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Oscars 2019: What, Exactly, Is A Movie?
Oscars 2019: Are they big, small, crowd-pleasers or niche faves? And what about Netflix?
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Oscars 2019: Dear Academy, Don't Fix What Isn't Broken
Oscars 2019: The Academy's decision to hand out these awards during commercial breaks shows a fundamental misunderstanding of marketing and cinema.
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Creed II Movie Review: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Jordan's Film Is A Safe, If Less Than Stellar, Follow-Up To The Original Film
Led by Michael B Jordan, the cast of this sequel redeems its weaknesses.
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At The Toronto International Film Festival, Summer Turns To Fall, And Movies Turn To The Concerns Of The Day
And by the time TIFF wraps, guests will have seen movies that are guaranteed to dominate the Oscar-oriented awards season that TIFF helps launch
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Ant-Man And The Wasp Movie Review: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly's Film Is Endearing And Fun
Ant-Man And The Wasp Movie Review: Paul Rudd's film is merry and fleet, and no less enjoyable for being instantly forgettable.
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Oscars 2018: Who Will Win, Should Win And Should Have Been Nominated
Critics unanimously agree that Gary Oldman should win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Darkest Hour
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review - The Band Is Back Together, With Love
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review - It is a combination of irreverent humor and worshipful love for the original text.
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The Big Sick Movie Review: A Hilarious And Wrenching Portrayal Of Commitment
The Big Sick Movie Review: Kumail Nanjiani's movie winds up being one of the most satisfying films of the summer, and quite possibly the year
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Wonder Woman Saves The Day. Gal Gadot Raises The Bar For The Boys
Nothing would've worked without a proper actress at Wonder Woman's core, and Gal Gadot acquits herself with distinction. Wonder Woman arrives just in time to save the day on any number of fronts
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Oscars 2017: 89th Academy Awards - Why Moonlight's Moment Hasn't Been Eclipsed By The Mix-Up
For all its weirdness, the final win for Moonlight sent a particularly encouraging message: that, rather than self-righteous speeches or empty gestures, Hollywood is bracing itself to respond as a creative community to the current political realities
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Oscar Nominations: At Last, Diversity. And Redemption
Oscar Nominations: The most obvious sign of karmic evolution was a dramatic uptick in nominations of people of colour, from the seven actors and five directors who received nods for their work to ground-breaking - if shamefully overdue - "firsts" in the cinematography and editing branches
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Carrie Fisher: Star Wars Actress' Humanity And Humor
Carrie Fisher went into the family business as an actress, vaulting from off-screen Hollywood royalty to the on-screen version as a generation's most revered space princess, along the way picking up and dropping a drug habit, turning it all into fodder for one of the finest, funniest show business memoirs ever written
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Foreign Media on The Jungle Book: It Leaps Off the Screen to Dazzling Effect
Filmed with dynamism and propulsive, energetic flair, The Jungle Book allows viewers the vicarious pleasure of sidling up to magnificent (sometimes mangy) beasts as if they were household pets. Even when the movie takes on the episodic, repetitive contours of a typical chase film
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In An Era Of Never-Ending Stories, Avengers: Endgame Is Teaching Us How To Say Goodbye
For a generation raised on cinema as One Big Movie, Endgame offers a valuable lesson in closure.
-
Oscars 2019: What, Exactly, Is A Movie?
Oscars 2019: Are they big, small, crowd-pleasers or niche faves? And what about Netflix?
-
Oscars 2019: Dear Academy, Don't Fix What Isn't Broken
Oscars 2019: The Academy's decision to hand out these awards during commercial breaks shows a fundamental misunderstanding of marketing and cinema.
-
Creed II Movie Review: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Jordan's Film Is A Safe, If Less Than Stellar, Follow-Up To The Original Film
Led by Michael B Jordan, the cast of this sequel redeems its weaknesses.
-
At The Toronto International Film Festival, Summer Turns To Fall, And Movies Turn To The Concerns Of The Day
And by the time TIFF wraps, guests will have seen movies that are guaranteed to dominate the Oscar-oriented awards season that TIFF helps launch
-
Ant-Man And The Wasp Movie Review: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly's Film Is Endearing And Fun
Ant-Man And The Wasp Movie Review: Paul Rudd's film is merry and fleet, and no less enjoyable for being instantly forgettable.
-
Oscars 2018: Who Will Win, Should Win And Should Have Been Nominated
Critics unanimously agree that Gary Oldman should win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Darkest Hour
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review - The Band Is Back Together, With Love
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review - It is a combination of irreverent humor and worshipful love for the original text.
-
The Big Sick Movie Review: A Hilarious And Wrenching Portrayal Of Commitment
The Big Sick Movie Review: Kumail Nanjiani's movie winds up being one of the most satisfying films of the summer, and quite possibly the year
-
Wonder Woman Saves The Day. Gal Gadot Raises The Bar For The Boys
Nothing would've worked without a proper actress at Wonder Woman's core, and Gal Gadot acquits herself with distinction. Wonder Woman arrives just in time to save the day on any number of fronts
-
Oscars 2017: 89th Academy Awards - Why Moonlight's Moment Hasn't Been Eclipsed By The Mix-Up
For all its weirdness, the final win for Moonlight sent a particularly encouraging message: that, rather than self-righteous speeches or empty gestures, Hollywood is bracing itself to respond as a creative community to the current political realities
-
Oscar Nominations: At Last, Diversity. And Redemption
Oscar Nominations: The most obvious sign of karmic evolution was a dramatic uptick in nominations of people of colour, from the seven actors and five directors who received nods for their work to ground-breaking - if shamefully overdue - "firsts" in the cinematography and editing branches
-
Carrie Fisher: Star Wars Actress' Humanity And Humor
Carrie Fisher went into the family business as an actress, vaulting from off-screen Hollywood royalty to the on-screen version as a generation's most revered space princess, along the way picking up and dropping a drug habit, turning it all into fodder for one of the finest, funniest show business memoirs ever written
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Foreign Media on The Jungle Book: It Leaps Off the Screen to Dazzling Effect
Filmed with dynamism and propulsive, energetic flair, The Jungle Book allows viewers the vicarious pleasure of sidling up to magnificent (sometimes mangy) beasts as if they were household pets. Even when the movie takes on the episodic, repetitive contours of a typical chase film
