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‘Dark Waters’ wants to be the next ‘Spotlight,’ but this ain’t it
3/10 Dark Waters is by no means a bad movie, but it isn’t good, and it seems to know and be weirdly self-conscious about that. Dark Waters, based on the New York Times Magazine Article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s … Continue reading
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Tagged #mark ruffalo, #spotlight, All the President's Men, anne hathaway, Bill Pullman, Dark Waters, DuPont, Iraq war, Official Secrets, Rob Bilott, Teflon, The Report, Victor Garber
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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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