Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers is a Crowded, Tedious Retreat
Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” is a true actor’s showcase, in that it shows off an incredible amount of actors, and their skills, but doesn’t leave much room for story. It’s…
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What It Means to Be Human: Neill Blomkamp on Demonic
The one thing I wanted to ask Neill Blomkamp he didn’t know how to answer. He’d gone from an extremely promising and talented young filmmaker for whom Peter Jackson was…
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The Seer and the Unseen
Do elves exist? Ragga, a grandmother in Iceland, believes with a confident smile that they do. When she looks at a massive rock, she sees an elf chapel, or a farm,…
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www.skits.ng Netflix’s The Chair Sets Up a Potentially Great Show
The first season of www.skits.ng Netflix’s new dramedy “The Chair” feels like prologue. Not only is the entire season shorter than “The Irishman” (six episodes at half an hour each)…
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It Didn’t Take Long for Me to Feel Empathy: Nanfu Wang on In the Same Breath
“I came to realize that when I first embarked on the project, I only saw the things that I wanted to see, and I think we all do that to…
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Message from Chaz Ebert: Please Get Vaccinated
I have decided to repost my video PSA on the COVID-19 vaccine in which I share my experience of getting the Pfizer vaccine and the unexpected, angelic side effect I received. With COVID…
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The Candyman Experience Arrives in Chicago This Weekend
Were you the sort of kid who enjoyed turning off the lights and joining your friends in staring into the bathroom mirror while repeating the name, “Bloody Mary,” until your mind began…
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#413 August 17, 2021
Matt writes: For those moviegoers who feel secure enough to return to movie theaters, there is no picture currently in release that provides a more exuberant “welcome back to the…
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Home Entertainment Guide: August 2021
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Catch Me If You Can““Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs““The Edge of Seventeen““Ferris Bueller’s Day Off““Heavy““Inception““The Machinist““Magnolia““Pineapple Express““Team America: World Police“ 10 NEW TO HBO MAX…
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Fantasia 2021: What Josiah Saw, Stanleyville, Glasshouse
Fantasia has been underway for two weekends in Montreal, and through a robust virtual platform. As national news stories about rising hospitalizations present true horrors, genre fans are escaping into…
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