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Jun 5, 2020 · There's a small moment in "Shirley," directed by Josephine Decker, which is a perfect metaphor for Shirley Jackson 's brand of literary horror. Jackson ( Elizabeth Moss) sits on a couch at a faculty party, staring with hatred at the peppy prettily-dressed faculty wives, and then deliberately pours her glass of red wine onto the sofa.
Mar 20, 2020 · A wrench in Emma’s plans arrives in the form of Jane Fairfax ( Amber Anderson ), the niece of a local woman ( Miranda Hart ), who floats into town, soaking up all the male admiration, irritating Emma. Emma is a glorious brat. Meanwhile, Mr. Knightley ( Johnny Flynn) sees through Emma. The two have known one another since childhood, and she ...
Aug 26, 2020 · The kid is as much of a device as an inverted bullet. If “Tenet” can be a hard movie to engage with emotionally or even comprehend narratively, that doesn't take away from its craftsmanship on a technical level. It’s an impressive film simply to experience, bombarding the viewer with bombastic sound design and gorgeous widescreen ...
Feb 27, 2021 · The Best Films of 2020. Amazon/A24/Searchlight. Nominations for the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards have turned the likes of “Nomadland,” “Mank ...
Aug 28, 2020 · Fatima. In 1917, in the Portuguese town of Fátima, three small children were visited by an apparition of the Virgin Mary. She urged them to pray, to dedicate themselves to the rosary, and in so doing they could bring about an end to the war then ravaging Europe. The children, Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, told ...
Sep 18, 2020 · Alone. The first 30 minutes or so of John Hyams ’ “Alone” are promising. Jessica ( Jules Willcox) packs up her U-Haul trailer and moves out of Portland, Oregon for parts unknown. Whatever parts they are, they’re deep in the wilderness. Jessica is running from Something Traumatic, as befitting all protagonists in this kind of movie.
Jun 5, 2020 · 2040. If Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" was 90 percent terrifying with 10 percent at the end providing a little hope about the future of the planet, "2040" reverses the percentages. An Australian dad (writer/director Damon Gameau) imagines what life could be like for his four-year-old daughter 20 years from now with ...
