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'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' Captures the Aura of Fred Rogers
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (TriStar Pictures) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood ran from 1968 to 2001 and helped many of us grow into well-rounded, caring individuals. There’s something about...
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'Honey Boy' is Therapeutic Cinema
Honey Boy (Amazon Studios) Honey Boy The tragic parts of your life are the ones that define you. Of course, when you’re stewing in those moments of hell, you want nothing more than to push...
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'Ford V Ferrari' Has a Heart Under the Hood
Ford V Ferrari (Fox Movies) Ford V Ferrari The 24 Hours of Le Mans is complete insanity. It’s the world’s oldest active sports car racing event and is considered to be one of the most...
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'The Irishman' is a Contemplative Crime Masterpiece
The Irishman (Netflix) The Irishman Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese are one of the most prolific duos in the history of cinema. From Taxi Driver to Goodfellas , each film they’ve worked on together...
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'Jojo Rabbit' Blends Wartime Horror with Satirical Charm to Great Success
Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Jojo Rabbit Naturally, Adolf Hitler and the Nazis will immediately remind you of an atrocious time in our history. However, in Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit , you enter a satirical...
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'Doctor Sleep' Shines
Doctor Sleep (Warner Bros.) Doctor Sleep Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is considered by many to be a horror movie masterpiece . In 2013, Stephen King wrote the sequel to...
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'Terminator: Dark Fate' Is An Entertaining Rehash
Terminator: Dark Fate (Paramount Pictures) Terminator: Dark Fate Will the real Sarah Connor please stand up? It’s been 28 years since Linda Hamilton played Sarah Connor in a feature-length Terminator movie, and now she’s back...
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'The Lighthouse' Feels Empty
The Lighthouse (A24) The Lighthouse Isolation and boredom will often make one go mad, which is the case for the two men in Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse . A young man and an old veteran...
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'Parasite' Is A Dark And Savage Fairy Tale
Parasite (NEON) Parasite There’s a colossal wall between the rich and the poor , but what if you could find a passageway through it? Writer and director Bong Joon Ho weaves a dark fairy tale...
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'Zombieland: Double Tap' Is A Fun Sequel With More Of The Same
Zombieland: Double Tap (Columbia Pictures) Zombieland: Double Tap Rewind to 2009 and you’ll recall a zombie horror comedy that gained a cult classic status that became known as America’s Shaun of the Dead (but not...
