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Posted on February 5, 2018 at 11:17 pm
My favorite network television series is “The Good Place,” which had one of the all-time great twists at the end of the first season and has just completed its even-better second season. Everyone in it is superb, from experienced actors Kristen Bell and Ted Danson to newcomers Jameela Jamil (in her first professional acting role), …
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Posted on February 1, 2018 at 12:46 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for violence/warfare and some thematic elements |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended and sometimes graphic peril and violence, torture, whipping a child, sad loss of parent, war scenes, many characters injured and killed, some disturbing images |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
February 2, 2018 |
For as long as there have been humans, there have been efforts to divide into groups ranked on any available distinctions: race, religion, property. Stories about those who were willing to fight for equality and justice go back almost as far, and this film begins by telling us it is “one of the oldest accounts …
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Posted on February 1, 2018 at 12:05 pm
“Round up the usual suspects.” “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.” “There’s no place like home.” The movies are so much a part of our lives, so much a part of us, that we can’t help quoting them. James Scheibli’s new book, Movie Quotes for All Occasions: …
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Posted on January 30, 2018 at 9:39 pm
The Internet Film Critic Society announced the winners of our 11th Annual Movie Awards, giving the top honor (Best Drama) to Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water.” Sally Hawkins won the Best Actress prize, also for the film “The Shape of Water.” Other awards went to Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” (Best Horror or Science …
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Posted on January 30, 2018 at 2:00 am
This year’s cuddly British film is “Finding Your Feet” and I have to admit I can’t wait. The cast is sublime, with Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie (of “Marigold Hotel,” in a similar vein), and the divine Joanna Lumley.
