Dec 2
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Sitting at a 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, the Ron Howard-directed Netflix adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly…
Nov 27
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For most of his life, Theodor Geisel, the children’s author who used the name Dr. Seuss, wouldn’t license his books…
Nov 24
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As Glenn Close’s Mamaw claims in the trailer for Hillbilly Elegy, “Everyone in this world is one of three kinds:…
Nov 16
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This weekend, Baby Yoda wasn’t the only endearing Child of a doting father to turn up on The Mandalorian. Episode…
Nov 10
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Note: The writer of this review watched Hillbilly Elegy from home. Before making the decision to see it—or any other…
Oct 20
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Disney already ran Star Wars into the ground and hasn’t gotten around to rebooting Indiana Jones yet, which means it…
Oct 14
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J.D. Vance’s wildly popular memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, might not be the most accurate depiction of struggling Appalachi…
Sep 23
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It was only mere months ago when Hollywood at large claimed it would be better about letting marginalized voices…
Jun 5 2019
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Luciano Pavarotti the superstar, the popularizer, the sell-out. By the 1990s, the bajillion-record-selling Italian…
May 31 2019
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It’s 2019 and the Stephen King renaissance rolls on, with It: Chapter 2, Doctor Sleep, and HBO’s The Outsider on the…
May 1 2019
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Willow is a unique cinematic experience, a family-friendly fantasy that opens with a woman being ripped apart by…
Jul 9 2018
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Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and…
May 18 2018
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When Ron Howard was handed the keys to the Millennium Falcon and given the task of finishing production on Solo: A…
May 17 2018
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For fans of the franchise, it can be difficult to think about the director’s credit on Solo: A Star Wars Story…
Apr 24 2018
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Solo: A Star Wars Story is due out May 25, after a somewhat rocky production that saw directors Phil Lord and…
Apr 8 2018
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Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story is coming out at the end of next month, with a Cannes premiere just before…
Mar 26 2018
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Last June, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced that co-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were being…
Mar 8 2018
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In August, shortly after Ron Howard stepped in to take over Solo: A Star Wars Story from fired directors Phil Lord…
Feb 14 2018
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If the first trailer coming just a few months before the movie itself wasn’t enough of an indication of just how…
Feb 9 2018
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George Lucas has been functionally estranged from the Star Wars universe for a few years now, ever since he sold his…