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“Spider-Noir” Review: Nicolas Cage Delivers A Stylish, Hard-Boiled Marvel Thriller
THE STORY – An aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero. THE CAST – Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston & Brendan Gleeson THE TEAM – Oren Uziel & Steve Lightfoot…
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“THE END OF IT”
THE STORY – In a near-future world where ageing can be cured, and death is now optional, Claire, a former provocative artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides she’s had enough – she wants to die. Her decision stirs conflicts with her husband, daughter, and AI assistant, revealing the humorous complexity of their relationships. As Claire uses…
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Inde Navarrette’s “Obsession” Performance Deserves To Be Taken Seriously As An Oscar Contender
It seems every year performances or achievements in horror films get a wave of praise from fans of the genre, yet fail to crossover into the wider film discussion and awards conversation. Performances like Sally Hawkins’s in “Bring Her Back” or Naomi Scott’s in “Smile 2” generated a lot of buzz within the fandom but…
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“LADIES FIRST”
THE STORY – A ladies man finds his life upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women. With the rules of engagement changed, he goes head-to-head with a fiery female colleague in a playful satire about what happens when the script is flipped. THE CAST – Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Fiona…
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“THE BLACK BALL”
THE STORY – The Black Ball, inspired by an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca, is a queer vindication about three men in three different moments of Spanish history: 1932, 1937, and 2017. THE CAST – Guitarricadelafuente, Carlos González, Miguel Bernardeau, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, Penélope Cruz & Glenn Close THE TEAM – Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo (Director/Writer)…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Changeling”
Our 2008 retrospective continues with Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling,” starring Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Michael Kelly, Jason Butler Harner, Gattlin Griffith & Eddie Alderson. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, the film was based on actual events, specifically the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California, and was written by…
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“CHANGELING”
THE STORY – After Christine’s son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope. THE CAST – Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Michael Kelly, Jason…
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“COWARD”
THE STORY – In 1916, during World War I, Pierre serves at the Belgian front alongside other comrades. Behind the trenches, the soldiers try to keep their spirits up. One day, Pierre meets the flamboyant Francis. To counter the rhetoric of war and the omnipresent misery, the two men decide, with their comrades, to put on…
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