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Film Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
Dir: Niki Caro Starring: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Michael McElhatton Runtime: 2hr6m Spoiler Level: Light (Unless you are somehow unaware of the events of WWII) I have a few rules when it comes to seeing movies in the theater, and one of those rules is: If Jessica Chastain is in it, make every… Continue reading
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Film Review: Lion (2016)
Dir: Garth Davis Starring: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara Runtime: 121 min Spoiler level: Light Last week, the local movie theater gods heard my prayers, despite the fact that January seems to be the month where new movies go to meet their doom. I wanted to check another Best Picture nominee off my “to… Continue reading
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The Importance of Sorrow
A few days before Christmas this past year, my mom and I went to see Manchester by the Sea, the much-lauded Amazon Studios film helmed by Kenneth Lonergan, which stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, and Lucas Hedges. It is a highly emotional film, and it’s difficult not to have a similarly emotional reaction to the… Continue reading
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