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Widows movie review: the women left to clean up men’s messes (LFF 2018)

Fri, Nov 09, 2018
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A heist movie that is gripping and badass, elegant and assured. You could ignore all the social-justice-warrior stuff and just enjoy this as a popcorn thriller. But what makes this so special is how it reexamines the genre’s clichés.

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highlights from #Oscars2017

Mon, Feb 27, 2017
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Collected from my new @flickfilosopher Twitter feed…

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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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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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Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Fri, Aug 05, 2016
170 comments

Should be grim, bitter, and as horrifyingly alluring as Hannibal Lecter. But it’s nothing but a teen-friendly ad for toys, Ts, and other disposable merch.

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Lila & Eve movie review: rage engaged

Fri, Jul 17, 2015
5 comments

When movies like this star the likes of Liam Neeson, they open on 3,000 screens. It’s difficult not to see racism and sexism in the disparity.

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Blackhat movie review: broken code

Fri, Feb 20, 2015
5 comments

This mysteriously misbegotten flick should be a gritty 10-hour miniseries so it would have time to explore its ideas and potentially fascinating characters.

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how movies fail girls and women (fans and filmmakers alike)

Mon, Nov 24, 2014
47 comments

Girls and women love movies just as much as boys and men do. But it’s a love that gets thrown back in our faces by 95 percent of films.

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Get on Up movie review: James Brown’s bad self

Fri, Nov 21, 2014
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Solid biopic of the godfather of funk and soul, but there’s not much genuinely memorable about it beyond Chadwick Boseman’s stunning breakout performance.

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