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‘Blindspotting’ skillfully brings implicit bias to light

‘Blindspotting’ skillfully brings implicit bias to light

Andy Moser, Features Editor Aug 4, 2018

“You’re a convicted felon now…until you prove otherwise. Prove otherwise at all times.” The above is a rough Blindspotting quote from a minor character that majorly captures the film’s most...

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‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ pops with color (and a whole lotta shade)

‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ pops with color (and a whole lotta shade)

Andy Moser, Features Editor Aug 3, 2018

Color and shade? You bet! The Teen Titans are using both techniques to paint a beautifully dirty portrait of superhero films. No comic book movie franchise is immune, and the Titans are reading them all...

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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ dazzles with epic real-life stunts

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ dazzles with epic real-life stunts

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jul 28, 2018

Possible. That word’s threshold is rarely ever pushed and stretched to its potential the way it is when it comes time to make another Mission Impossible movie. Fallout, the sixth entry in the series,...

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Stunning doc ‘Three Identical Strangers’ proves some things are too wild to make up

Stunning doc ‘Three Identical Strangers’ proves some things are too wild to make up

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jul 27, 2018

Listen up everybody who loves a shocking documentary about a story that’s just too wild to be true with sudden dark twists and turns and ultimately leaves you questioning your entire life afterwards!...

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Awesomely outrageous ‘Sorry to Bother You’ doesn’t horse around

Awesomely outrageous ‘Sorry to Bother You’ doesn’t horse around

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jul 20, 2018

Boots Riley goes for broke in his directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You, about a telemarketer named Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) who quickly rises through the company ranks to find spectacular financial...

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‘Hot Summer Nights’ glows with 90s nostalgia if little else

‘Hot Summer Nights’ glows with 90s nostalgia if little else

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jul 10, 2018

Every town has its stories. In Cape Cod, the myths, like the people who reside there over the summer, are filthy stinking rich. Such is the basis for writer/director Elijah Bynum’s Hot Summer Nights,...

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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ won’t be squashed by Marvel heavyweights

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ won’t be squashed by Marvel heavyweights

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jul 6, 2018

In a few ways, the Ant-Man saga feels different from the majority of films currently making up the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU. For one, its emphasis on comedic elements is rivaled only by Guardians...

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Can ‘The First Purge’ be the last?

Can ‘The First Purge’ be the last?

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jul 5, 2018

The Purge franchise has gotten the prequel treatment. What does this mean for the franchise? As it turns out, nothing other than that no matter how many times this series tries to be relevant commentary,...

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Grim ‘Sicario 2’ refuses to clean up its own mess

Grim ‘Sicario 2’ refuses to clean up its own mess

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jun 29, 2018

My screening of Sicario: Day of the Soldado is one I won’t look back on fondly. The primary reason for this actually isn’t the movie itself (although we’ll get to that later), but the two oblivious...

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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ lacks the bite of its predecessor

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ lacks the bite of its predecessor

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jun 22, 2018

The park is gone. And unfortunately, so is most of the fun. Fallen Kingdom is comparatively smaller, quieter and contains much less teeth than 2015’s Jurassic World, not to mention the magically fearsome...

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‘Incredibles 2’ is…totally wicked!

‘Incredibles 2’ is…totally wicked!

Andy Moser, Features Editor Jun 19, 2018

When leading up to the release of Incredibles 2, I asked myself who this film would be for. Would this kids’ movie truly be just for kids? Would it be for the now-college/high school-aged students...

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Jennifer Lawrence can’t save the dark and dissatisfying ‘Red Sparrow’

Jennifer Lawrence can’t save the dark and dissatisfying ‘Red Sparrow’

Andy Moser Mar 5, 2018

Besides it being a spy/action thriller containing little in terms of action or thrills, Red Sparrow, directed by Francis Lawrence, offers a uniquely grim take on sexual exploitation. It tries, in vain,...

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