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About 45 minutes into A Complete Unknown, Joan Baez tells Bob Dylan he’s “kind of an asshole.” As the scene plays, I suspect ...
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Rarely do I go through a year without discovering at least one new film that I consider perfect enough to merit four stars. Alas, 2024 is one of them. In fairness, I have not seen everything (who can?
Italy is a magical, mystical blend of timeless history and artistic masterpieces; scenery that will take your breath away; ...
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Any movie split into multiple parts begs the questions: Can it be fairly rated as an individual work? Which part is most worthy of attention? Is it really a “movie” or theatrical miniseries?
Nick Harkaway, the pseudonymous author of the new novel Karla’s Choice (dubbed by the publisher “A John Le Carré novel”), is ...
While the spectacle of the arena scenes is entertaining, there are several moments when the CG effects are distracting due to their unconvincing nature. Beyond the spectacle of combat is the story of ...
Of course, anyone who’s coming to this movie is doing so to watch the Titans fight, and it delivers great battles. Kong and Godzilla have their fights in the first half but eventually team up to fight ...
A 'Complete Unknown' is more crib sheet than history lesson because Mangold and co-screenwriter Jay Cocks aren’t overly precious with the facts. Rather than put viewers within Dylan’s skin, they seem ...