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Review: DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA Reconfigures Catalog To Examine State Of The Nation

October 11, 2020 Rich Drees

This concert film from director Spike Lee captures the Talking Heads front-man’s Broadway show that recontextualizes the his music into a meditation on the state of the country.

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Review: BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC In Most Triumphant Sequel

August 27, 2020 Rich Drees

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are back as the iconic duo, racing against time to settle some unfinished business before the entire universe collapses in on itself.

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Review: CLASS ACTION PARK Looks At The Legend And Reality Of The Famed New Jersey Amusement Park

August 25, 2020 Rich Drees

Was the idea of an amusement park where teenagers were in charge really a good idea?

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Review: TESLA Biopic Is As Unconventional As Its Subject

August 19, 2020 Rich Drees

Director Michael Almereyda takes an unconventional look at the unconventional innovator.

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Review: I USED TO GO HERE Shows That Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be

August 7, 2020 Rich Drees

Gillian Jacobs stars as a novelist who returns to her old college campus to find some validation for how her life has gone.

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Review: THE GO-GOS A Somewhat Candid Look At The Classic `80s Band

July 31, 2020 Rich Drees

The Go-Gos may have had their first pop hit singing “Our Lips Are Sealed,” but that is generally not the case in the new documentary that looks back at the history of the first true [click for more]

Review: YES, GOD, YES A Charming And Witty Coming-Of-Age Sex Comedy

July 24, 2020 Rich Drees

A high school junior copes with a false rumor that puts her under scrutiny at her Catholic high school.

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Review: PALM SPRINGS We’ve Seen It Before But Not Like This

July 10, 2020 Rich Drees

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti are stuck together at a destination wedding that neither of them really want to be at in this comedy which treads a familiar, though unexpected, ground with remarkable freshness.

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Review: GREYHOUND A Highly Polished Throwback WW2

July 10, 2020 Rich Drees

Greyhound premiers today as an exclusive on Apple TV+. Despite its high gloss production value and modern film-making technique, Greyhound feels more like a throwback to older World War Two movies of Hollywood’s past than [click for more]

Review: The Chipper Nihilism Of WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES

July 9, 2020 Rich Drees

Director Makoto Nagahisa’s debut feature is chockablock full of ideas and social satire.

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