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Early on in The Lost King, we see the chronically fatigued Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins) spring to life during a production of Shakespeare’s Richard III.…
If nothing else - and really, there’s not much else - Creed III is an impressively efficient sports drama, focused entirely on three brilliantly executed…
Cult classics aren’t made so much as they are found. And the filmmakers behind them usually aren’t aware they’re going over the top. They would…
If you’ve seen one con artist caper, you haven’t seen Sharper. Oh. You’ve seen two? Ope. Hitting select theatres and Apple TV+ on Friday, Sharper…
I worked in a bookstore back in 2015 when Avengers: Age of Ultron was released. In fact, my employment there spanned pretty much the gap…
Knock at the Cabin rarely minces words, so here goes: M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, in theatres today, is easily his best in nearly 25…
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Early on in Boston Strangler, the two heroines — Boston Record American reporters Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley) and Jean Cole (Carrie Coon) — receive a…
Daddy's Divas follows the day-to-day misadventures of Michael Hill (David Tittone, who also wrote, produced and directed the series), an overwhelmed widower and father to…
As a struggling student at the University of Wisconsin in the early 1970s, Chicago native Roger Sharpe found solace and stillness in the whirs and…
"We see what goes on in the world ... don't we?" Remember This is a close approximation to the presumed power of what it must feel…
America is a country full of possibilities – and massive disparities that define who can pursue them. Where you're born and raised can have a…
Editor's Note: Friend, colleague and MFJ contributor Richard Propes is credited as a co-producer on Craving. Filmmaker J. Horton has made a name for himself…