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A Complete Unknown succeeds in every way Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic resoundingly failed. Unlike that wrongheaded misfire, director James Mangold (who co-writes with Jay Cocks) realizes that no one film could capture the sheer scope of Bob Dylan’s epic life and outsized influence. As such, the best we could ever hope for is a…
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A fter three movies, the Trolls franchise has settled deep into formula: Take a legion of fuzzy, butt-wiggling Happy Meal toys and build them a Spotify playlist of FM hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Add a vibrant palate of a million Candy Crush colors and…voila! You’ve got a passably entertaining experience for kids and grown-ups alike. Band…
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A fter I watched Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, I went back to my review of the first film. Apparently, I gave Into the Spider-Verse 3.5 out of 5 stars. On one hand, that rating seems pretty low. On another, it seems...well, dumb. After all, that film was just the burst of energy and invention that comic book movies needed.…
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S ome coming-of-age dramedies draw humor from the cringiness of pre-teendom, when our bodies change faster than our brains can process. Others focus on the frustration of living in that emotional and spiritual thicket between being a child and an adult. Finally, a few aim to satisfy our appetite for gooey nostalgia, with a loving…
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T he world didn't need a bantamweight drama about the creation of a shoe, but here we are anyway. Of course, the Air Jordan isn't just a shoe. It's the shoe. And Air wisely uses that iconic sneaker to leap into a larger and more ambitious story, on how Jordan and a few corporate warriors at Nike leveraged his…
