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Michael Shannon

Bullet Train movie review: total derailment

Sat, Aug 06, 2022
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The cast is, on paper, terrific, but there’s nothing engaging in their bloody savagery. A misfire of a supposed action comedy, this mind-numbing mess is by turns grating, tedious, and infuriating.

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Knives Out movie review: catch your death of fun (LFF 2019)

Mon, Nov 25, 2019
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An entirely entertaining murder-mystery jape; dryly funny, deliciously retro yet decidedly modern. Whenever you think you’ve got it figured out, it trips you up again… and you love it for doing so.

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The Current War movie review: fathers of invention, in conflict

Thu, Oct 24, 2019
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An electrifying style lights up this geek adventure of the intersections between science, culture, and capitalism in the 19th-century battle to power our world. Cumberbatch and Shannon are brilliant.

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What They Had movie review: family ties and lies

Sun, Oct 28, 2018
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Simultaneously sharp and tender portrait of longstanding family squabbles and resentments finally coming to a head. Achingly affecting performances and poignant details ground it in melancholy authenticity.

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12 Strong movie review: America enters the “graveyard of empires”

Fri, Jan 26, 2018
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Tense but never sensationalized action adventure about the first post–9/11 US foray into Afghanistan, an extraordinary culture clash and mashup of medieval and modern technologies.

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my picks for tonight’s 89th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2016’s films)

Mon, Feb 27, 2017
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Now updated with winners…

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curated: Michael Shannon is in ‘Groundhog Day’

Thu, Feb 02, 2017
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I have seen this movie a million times, and this never registered.

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OFCS 2016 awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 03, 2017
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Moonlight wins big…

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AWFJ 2016 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Dec 22, 2016
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Moonlight leads, with seven awards…

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Frank & Lola movie review: the pain of men (it’s all women’s fault)

Thu, Dec 08, 2016
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Ridiculous coincidence drives the plot, but a reliance on outdated notions of gender expectations is what makes this neonoir such an infuriating experience.

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