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At the Movies: ‘Misbehaviour’ & ‘The Glorias’

By Megan Bianco In the midst of the hectic craziness of 2020 with the election, the pandemic, and the protests, we appear to be having…

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At the Movies: ‘Tenet’ Saves the Day

By Megan Bianco Acclaimed English film actor Robert Pattinson has come a long way since his vampire days as the male lead in the Twilight flicks, and…

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At the Movies: ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’

By Megan Bianco For the past three decades, the famous movie characters known simply as “Bill and Ted” have endeared audiences with original and even…

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At the Movies: ‘Ravage’ Is a Familiar Ride for Horror Fans

By Megan Bianco For all the influence and impact that classic movies have on pop culture, there’s also one unfortunate aspect that needs to be…

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At the Movies: Unpredictable Changes in Movie Releasing

By Megan Bianco Instead of attempting to predict when new movies will be released in theaters, I’m going to try and guess which will bite…

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At the Movies: Revisiting ‘Beautiful Girls’

By Megan Bianco In an era in which movements such as #metoo and Times Up are now common and a part of the everyday life…

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At the Movies: ‘Working Man’ a Sign of Our Times

By Megan Bianco As if living in economically crippling, home isolation wasn’t stressful enough already, movie fans—especially movie fans who love the theater experience like…

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At the Movies: ‘Joker’ Causes a Big Question Mark

By Megan Bianco One question that has been on some people’s minds for the past year or so is, why are we getting a stand-alone…

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At the Movies: ‘The Sound of My Voice’ Gives Fans an Inside Look at Legendary Musician’s Life

By Megan Bianco From 1974-1978, there was no bigger female solo music artist in the U.S. than Linda Ronstadt. Now, with the help of Rob…

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At the Movies: Keira Knightley Keeps ‘Official Secrets’

By Megan Bianco IFC Films’ new feature, Official Secrets, has almost everything going for it to make it a modern, UK equivalent of Alan J….

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At the Movies: ‘Blinded by the Light’ Brings a Cool Vibe

By Megan Bianco Director Gurinder Chadha’s modern classic, Bend It Like Beckham (2002), and her new film, Blinded by the Light, have some similarities, as…

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At the Movies: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ is Another Fast & Furious Spin

By Megan Bianco It is two decades later, and we’re getting the ninth addition of . . . The Fast and the Furious. A simple…

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At the Movies: ‘The Farewell’ is Bittersweet

By Megan Bianco Nora Lum, also known as Awkwafina, has to have one of the biggest “glow-ups” in modern pop culture. She gained a viral…

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At the Movies: ‘Midsommar’ is Intoxicating

By Megan Bianco For those who found Hereditary too gruesome viewing last summer, I should warn you that director Ari Aster’s follow-up feature released in theaters over…