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GETTING OUT

At the Movies: ‘Belfast’ Takes International Audiences Back in History

By Megan Bianco When I saw the first trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s latest historical drama, Belfast, I instantly thought that it looked like “Roma (2018) for White…

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At the Movies: ‘Bergman Island’ Delivers for Arthouse Fans

By Megan Bianco One has to assume the origin of Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Bergman Island, was loosely inspired by her own past relationship with fellow…

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At the Movies: Plenty for Bond Fans in ‘No Time to Die’

By Megan Bianco James Bond has one of the most heavily inconsistent histories of any movie franchise since its origin. Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale (2006) debuted with…

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At the Movies: ‘Blue Bayou’ Is Decent Early-Autumn Viewing

By Megan Bianco Just like his Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Justin Chon has been doing well for himself since the franchise ended. Even more…

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At the Movies: ‘The Card Counter’ Surprises Movie Fans in Early Autumn

By Megan Bianco When the trailer for Paul Schrader’s new film, The Card Counter, dropped online last month, I figured maybe this would be another “miss” in…

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At the Movies: ‘Val’ Seen Through the Lens of His Life

By Megan Bianco Val Kilmer is a big name we don’t really see or hear much from anymore. To those who come across Ting Poo…

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At the Movies: ‘The Meaning of Hitler’ Wakes Up Viewers

By Megan Bianco Racial and political tensions are high in 2021, and they don’t seem to be diminishing. Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s new documentary, The…

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At the Movies: ‘Dream Horse’

By Megan Bianco Like many things in 2020, the release of Euros Lyn’s Dream Horse was held back for a whole year. But the new film is,…

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At the Movies: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Is Nearly a Sight to Behold

By Megan Bianco When Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla (2014) debuted, it was given intriguing and effective marketing, yet received a lukewarm reception from viewers. Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ Kong: Skull Island (2017)…

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At the Movies: ‘Nomadland’

By Megan Bianco It feels strange to say, but in many ways, the fact that filmmaker Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland was released in the middle of the pandemic…

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At the Movies: ‘The World to Come’ Is Fine for an Earl Spring Release

By Megan Bianco Lesbian costume dramas really seem to be all the rage these days in independent filmmaking. This month, Mona Fastvold’s The World to Come now…

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At the Movies: ‘I Care a Lot’ Cares About Dark Comedy Fans

By Megan Bianco I remember when British actress Rosamund Pike broke through globally with David Fincher’s Gone Girl (2014). There were worries from film fans that the…

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At the Movies: ‘The Little Things’ Has Little New to Offer

By Megan Bianco John Lee Hancock’s The Little Things wants and tries to be something along the lines of Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991) or the…

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At the Movies: 2020 Ends on an Unsurprisingly Underwhelming Note

By Megan Bianco Usually during the first week of the year, I go through all of the new movies released throughout the previous year, listing…

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At the Movies: ‘Mank’ Is Mostly for New Film Fans

By Megan Bianco Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is not only reflected on in film courses, but also by Hollywood itself, as plenty of biopics on the picture’s…

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