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‘Phantom Thread’ arrives in wide release
9/10 Undoubtedly the coolest title of 2017, Phantom Thread, has finally arrived in theaters. Why is it called that? Why did a movie with artistic heavyweights Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis take this long to get here? Who knows. … Continue reading
‘I, Tonya’ sticks landing
9/10 In the early 1990s, trailer trash reject Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie, McKenna Grace as a child) bullied her way through prejudice to the height of figure skating artistry. The movie about her life, I, Tonya, follows right in her … Continue reading
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Tagged #margot robbie, #sebastian stan, Allison Janey, Allison Janney, Craig Gillespie, Goodfellas, I Tonya, trailer trash, White trash
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Spielberg’s ‘Post’ doesn’t live up to itself
7/10 The Post is much more challenging and nuanced than expected, but it ultimately falls short of its ambitions. In 1971, the New York Times drops a bombshell — according to a leaked study that would become known as the … Continue reading
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Tagged #mcu, #spotlight, #star wars, #steven spielberg, #tom hanks, All the President's Men, Ben Bagdikian, Ben Bradlee, Bob Odenkirk, Bruce Greenwood, Daniel Ellsberg, Kay Graham, Matthew Rhys, Meryl Streep, National Scandal Cinematic Universe, New York Stock Exchange, New York Times, Pentagon Papers, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, Stop, The Post, Vietnam War, Washington Post, Watergate
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The most important movies of 2017
Top 10 lists are stupid and dumb and boring to write and boring to read. At Reel Entropy, we know better, so we do better — instead of talking about the best movies of the year, we’re going to bring … Continue reading
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Tagged #ant-man, #black panther, #deadpool, #denis villeneuve, #Disney, #donald trump, #john wick, #justice league, #rotten tomatoes, #sony, #star wars, #steven soderbergh, #suicide squad, #the force awakens, #warner bros., #wonder woman, aquaman, Atomic Blonde, Beauty and the Beast, Blade Runner 2049, Bright, Chad Stahelski, Darren Aronofsky, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, Edgar Wright, Episode IX, Flashpoint, Fox, gareth edwards, Get Out, It, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3, Jordan Peele, Kevin Tsujihara, Logan, Logan Lucky, mother!, rogue one, Solo, The Highlander, The Last Jedi, the worst August in 20 years, Thor: Ragnarok, Wisecracked
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‘Molly’s Game’ spectacular
9/10 Aaron Sorkin has been holding out on us. Molly’s Game, the revered writer’s directorial debut, is based on the life of underground poker mistress Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain, with Samantha Isler and Piper Howell playing her as a teenager … Continue reading
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