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The Substance is a sensational gross-out that’s heading for the Oscars
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Is it weird to be writing about horror movies as we head into the New Year?
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Low waters and high weirdness in ‘Caddo Lake’
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M. Night Shyamalan is having a moment on the small screen.
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Spooky streams for Halloween screen screams
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Here are my movie recommendations for this year’s scary celebrating:
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Lee Daniels’s ‘The Deliverance’ sparks spooky season with supernatural spirit on Netflix
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The Deliverance is Lee Daniels’s first foray into horror filmmaking.
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Civil War upsets expectations to deliver a poetic, personal meditation on war and trauma
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And a film that might have only supported the elite establishment, parroting the predictable talking points of neoliberal imperialism, instead does something smarter and more poetic.
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Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker, John Woo reloads ‘The Killer’
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John Woo is a pioneer of “heroic bloodshed” films, delivering over-the-top violence and gore with operatic stylizing.
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The Union connects a smart script with a strong cast for a new romantic spy comedy
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The Union is a fun new espionage thriller/romantic comedy that just landed on Netflix. It’s helmed by Julian Farino who’s best known for directing several episodes of the Entourage series. That might seem like an odd match, but this picture mixes the politics and particulars of a spycraft procedural with the pop and sizzle of an odd couple rom-com. And thanks to a deft script and strong performances from its talented cast, The Union manages to deliver each without undermining the other. Mike McKenna (Mark Wahlberg) is an everyman construction worker, living a simple life in New Jersey and still carrying a torch for his teenage sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry).
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns on Hulu
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is streaming on Hulu
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New Bob Marley biopic is an original and gritty tribute to the artist and activist
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Bob Marley: One Love is streaming on Prime