It’s a story about a storyteller who is creating a story about how mythology (stories) are created. It is also an acute reminder of how easy it can be to hide secrets in plain sight.
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Anonymous Club
Filmmaker Danny Cohen gave Barnett a Dictaphone and asked her to talk into it as she traversed the world on tours over three years, in support of her celebrated second album in 2018, and onward.
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MUBI GO to the movies
Chicago audiences love the Music Box and Film Center, so, naturally, I wanted to ensure that MUBI GO is as exciting a premise for them as it is for viewers.
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The much worse predator
It’s unlikely that someone’s going to see The Reef: Stalked and go out and murder a bunch of sharks. But the fact that we tend to see nature as victimizing us rather than the other way around does have an effect on the present and future of the planet.
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From roller rinks to R-rated movies
Perea’s career is almost certainly going to hit another echelon now that Nope has hit cinemas. For the time being, though, he just hopes that audiences are thoroughly entertained by Peele’s dynamic storytelling and filmmaking.
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Wrong Place
Wrong Place is a convoluted mess that struggles to connect disjunctive plot points as they dawdle their way to the movie’s inevitable conclusion.
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Fire of Love
It succeeds in highlighting this tenet of their work, making it a valuable introduction not just to their unique lives and groundbreaking studies, but also to their own singular artistry.
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DC League of Super-Pets
The smaller humans who saw the preview were delighted, and their parents didn’t seem to be suffering.
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Odd Obsession has returned
If you want to see Crispin Glover’s Olivia Newton-John impersonation, head around the bunny-headed Jesus, past the John Wayne Gacy display, and watch your head down the stairs.
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The Sea Beast
If you’re going to title your movie The Sea Beast, you need to commit to a beast that earns its billing.
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Jones does her best with what she has to work with, and the movie may still strike an emotional chord with viewers if they don’t look too closely.
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
By focusing on the song rather than the man, the filmmakers create an arc that keeps viewers engaged.
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Paws Of Fury: The Legend Of Hank
It’s clear that the makers had an aim to make the movie stand out from typical kiddie fare, and they succeed, generally.