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Daily Archives: September 17, 2022
Movie Review: Thandiwe Newton is tested in “God’s Country”
“God’s Country” is a the most interesting fall drama that you will never let yourself love. “Adult” in the grownup sense, thought-provoking, hot button-hitting and unpredictably predictable, it makes a fascinating showcase for Thandiwe Newton and invites more than one … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Whitney’s life story in a song — “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”
This trailer, from the screenwriter of the much loved and critically dismissed “Bohemian Rhapsody,” pushes buttons and leans in the music to remind us what a “once-in-a-generation” voice Whitney Houston had. Naomi Ackie plays Whitney, Tamara Tunie is mother Cissy … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: “Life is Cheap…But Toilet Paper is Expensive” (1989), restored and in-your-face again
Journeyman indie filmmaker Wayne Wang had already enjoyed a break-out indie hit (“Chan is Missing”) and followed it with “Slam Dance” and “Dim Sum” when he and Spencer Nakasako set out for Hong Kong in the late ’80s to capture … Continue reading
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