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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Is a Showcase for Zac Efron, and Not Much Else by Emily Yoshida

Why tell a story that’s already been told before? We see it so much, particularly in the midst of the recent true crime boom, that we barely think about that question beyond the first obvi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:27PM
Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Stan & Ollie Is a Synthetic But Sweet Biopic of Two Born Entertainers by Emily Yoshida

For one reason or another, I’ve seen a lot of vaudeville in movies this year — both recent and old releases. I have started to feel as though any depiction of this bygone working-class, …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00AM
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Mortal Engines Is a Breath of Fresh Air by Emily Yoshida

The idea of escapism became a hobbyhorse in the years following the September 11, 2001, attacks, right on time for the first of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings adaptation, The Fellowship…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:14PM
Sunday, September 2, 2018

A Star is Born is a Huge Debut for Lady Gaga — But Is This Bradley Cooper’s Oscar to Lose? by Emily Yoshida

It is far easier to forgive a film for a weak first half than a weak second half. The films I’ve been seeing at Venice this week almost all pass the two hour mark — a lot of big, long mo…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:00AM
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Cate Blanchett, Agnes Varda, and 82 Women Made a Stand for Representation on the Cannes Red Carpet by Emily Yoshida

Cannes Jury President Cate Blanchett and Palme d’Or-winning director Agnes Varda stood atop the steps at the Lumiere Theater this evening, joining arms with 82 other women to demand an inc…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:34PM
Friday, May 11, 2018

Cold War Is a Stunning Love Story by Emily Yoshida

Like nearly any Broadway musical you can think of, Cold War is a love story told through love songs. They start off early in the film, sung by peasants in rural postwar Poland, plaintive, he…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:47AM
Monday, April 2, 2018

Edie Falco and Jay Duplass Are Terrific in Outside In by Emily Yoshida

Outside In is a love story featuring a great variety of loves. It’s the story of an ex-con (Jay Duplass) who returns to his small Washington hometown after 20 years in prison, bringing bac…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00AM

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