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  • The TIFF Report, Vol 4

    The TIFF Report, Vol 4

    Origin Director: Ava DuVernayCast: Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman, Donna Mills, Connie Nielsen, Finn Wittrock, Blair UnderwoodSynopsis:  An inspired adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s life, digging into the nuance of discrimination in an unspoken system that has shaped America, chronicling how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of

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  • The TIFF Report, Vol 1

    The TIFF Report, Vol 1

    As a first-time press member at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), I had a fantastic experience! Over two weeks, I saw nearly 50 films and felt so fortunate to meet many fellow critics from across the globe. The staff and volunteers at TIFF were top-rate, and whatever trepidation I had going in about

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  • Movie Review ~ Rustin

    Movie Review ~ Rustin

    The Facts: Synopsis: Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.Stars: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Jeffrey Wright, Audra McDonald, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny RameyDirector: George C. WolfeRated: PG-13Running Length: 106 minutesTMMM

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  • Movie Review ~ Asteroid City

    Movie Review ~ Asteroid City

      The Facts: Synopsis: World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955.Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Jeff GoldblumDirector: Wes AndersonRated:

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  • Movie Review ~ The Batman

    Movie Review ~ The Batman

    The Facts: Synopsis: In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as The Riddler.Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry KeoghanDirector: Matt ReevesRated: PG-13Running Length: 175 minutesTMMM

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  • Bond-ed For Life ~ No Time to Die

    Bond-ed For Life ~ No Time to Die

    The Facts: Synopsis: James Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading the former MI6

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  • Movie Review ~ The Goldfinch

    The Facts: Synopsis: A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stars: Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Ashleigh Cummings, Willa Fitzgerald, Aimee Laurence,

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  • Movie Review ~ The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    The Facts: Synopsis: As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance. Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    Synopsis: After being symbolized as the “Mockingjay”, Katniss Everdeen and District 13 engage in an all-out revolution against the autocratic Capitol. Release Date: November 25, 2015 Thoughts: This is going to be a tough one. The final chapter of The Hunger Games film series arrives this November and brings with it the highest of anticipations

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

    Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol. Release Date: November 21, 2014 Thoughts: We aren’t that far off now from the beginning of the end for the tale of Katniss Everdeen. Though I’m no fan at all of the recent popular trend of splitting every film franchise

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