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Review: Cocaine Bear

Year: 2023 Runtime: 95 minutes Director: Elizabeth Banks Writer: Jimmy Warden Actors: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Brooklyn Prince, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Margo Martindale By Caelyn O’Reilly As Anne Boleyn probably once said, execution is everything. Every year, dozens of movies with attention-grabbing animal attack premises flop onto streaming services (I remember the days when they clogged up … Continue reading Review: Cocaine Bear

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Sundance Interview: “Call Jane” Director Phyllis Nagy

By Morgan Roberts The feature film, “Call Jane” (2022) had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film details the life of Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a Chicagoan who finds herself in need of an abortion. Except, in 1968 America, there is no way to legally access an abortion. Joy then seeks help from the Jane Collective – or the Janes – to, … Continue reading Sundance Interview: “Call Jane” Director Phyllis Nagy

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Sundance 2022 Review: “Call Jane”

Year: 2022 Runtime: 121 minutes Director: Phyllis Nagy Writers: Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Chris Messina, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku, Cory Michael Smith, Grace Edwards By Morgan Roberts In 1968 America, abortion was illegal.  Illegal did not mean, nor has it ever meant, not occurring.  On the contrary.  When abortion is illegal, it generally just means it is unsafe.  In … Continue reading Sundance 2022 Review: “Call Jane”

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Four Female Directors taking on Classic Monsters

By Tom Moore Classic horror monsters are making quite a comeback with a slew of new films fitting for the modern era of horror. Although Universal’s plans for a Dark Universe didn’t work out with “The Mummy” (2017), there was revitalized hope for the return of monstrous icons when Leigh Whannell excellently modernized “The Invisible Man”(2020). The film superbly gave the horror icon a more … Continue reading Four Female Directors taking on Classic Monsters

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Review: Charlie’s Angels

While the idea of seemingly everything getting a reboot nowadays is starting to become a total drag, there was an odd amount of intrigue I still had for the “Charlies Angels” reboot/sequel/whatever it is. Maybe it was because I liked enjoyed the casting of the new trio of angels or maybe it was because I liked of seeing Elizabeth Banks behind the camera again after “Pitch Perfect 2”. Maybe it’s also because I kind of have a soft spot for franchise and I remember plenty of times that I’d catch “Full Throttle” on TV and always enjoy watching it. So, I had fair expectations going in that the film ultimately meets and exceeds at times, but also falls short of in the same breath. Continue reading Review: Charlie’s Angels

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