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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...
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Everybody Loves Somebody (PG-13) Karla Souza stars in this comedy as a single L.A. doctor who asks a co-worker (Ben O’Toole) to pose as...
A Cure for Wellness : It’s in the Water
Maybe you’ve seen the creepy trailer for A Cure for Wellness. The movie itself lives up to it. It’s so creepy that creepy actor...
Toni Erdmann: The Greatest Love
I notice that only one week after Toni Erdmann opened in Dallas theaters, it's already closing down there this weekend. This is despite the...
