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The Belko Experiment (R) This horror film by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) is about 80 white-collar workers who are locked in their office tower...
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania (NR) Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt star as mismatched lovers in this Indian romance. Also with Gauhar Khan, Shweta Prasad, Girish...
Long Kong
I don't mind saying I was excited when I saw the onscreen talent associated with Kong: Skull Island. Yet I felt my excitement leaking...
Logan: El Norte
In the continuing saga of the overwhelming white maleness of superhero movies, Latinos have been markedly less visible than even blacks and Asians. However,...
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Before I Fall (PG-13) Zoey Deutch is better than this teen flick that she’s headlining. She portrays a popular girl in high school who...
Get Out: I Am Not Your Negro
Historically, horror movies have not been a black thing. This is probably because, as many people before me have pointed out, real life for...
A Crank’s Take On The Academy Awards
My annual Academy Awards tailgate party is struggling. I didn’t invite anyone, so nobody showed. Also, I sold my truck and no longer own...
R.I.P., Seijun Suzuki
One of the giants of Japanese cinema passed away last week. The news has only now come filtering to us from Tokyo that Seijun...
Oscar’s Hidden Gold
A certain contemporary jazz musical looks set to run roughshod over the major awards on Oscar night, which makes my annual piece that much...
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Bitter Harvest (PG-13) Max Irons stars in this thriller set in the 1930s as a Ukrainian artist who resists when the Soviet Union carries...



















