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INDIGNATION

The words of Philip Roth come to life in a new film, and ask us to consider who we are and what we want.

Posted on August 28, 2016September 28, 2019
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SUICIDE SQUAD

A curiously wasted opportunity from a studio just doesn’t have opportunities to waste

Posted on August 11, 2016September 28, 2019
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STAR TREK BEYOND

At the half-century mark, STAR TREK is beginning to look in its rearview mirror.

Posted on July 24, 2016September 28, 2019
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SWISS ARMY MAN

It might not take much for us to get stranded on our own islands…and then what would we do?

Posted on July 10, 2016September 28, 2019
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THE BFG

What if we all grew-up? Stopped believing in aliens, or wearing our dad’s fedoras? And what if right that moment, a giant arrived out of the past?

Posted on July 7, 2016September 28, 2019
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THE NEON DEMON

If youth is currency, what happens when we are bankrupt?

Posted on July 5, 2016September 28, 2019
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HIGH-RISE

Cram all of society into one narrow filing cabinet, and we shouldn’t be surprised when the cabinet breaks. The question is, do we want to watch that happen?

Posted on June 26, 2016September 29, 2019
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THE MEDDLER

Those calls you duck, and that person you avoid? They might be worth so much more than you think.

Posted on May 30, 2016September 11, 2020
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THE NICE GUYS

A familiar genre gets a new champion.

Posted on May 22, 2016September 28, 2019
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SING STREET

Believe it: a song can save your life.

Posted on April 24, 2016September 28, 2019
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THE JUNGLE BOOK

Everything old is new again…and maybe it’s about time.

Posted on April 17, 2016September 28, 2019
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MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

What happens when close encounters occur in the mud of the American south?

Posted on April 10, 2016September 28, 2019

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