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18 Sep

The Force

Max SchindlerMovie reviews
At a powderkeg moment in American policing, The Force goes deep inside the embattled Oakland Police Department as it struggles to reform itself amid growing local controversy. Winner of the Documentary Directing Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, filmmaker Peter Nicks embedded with the department over the course of two years to follow its serial efforts to recast itself. The film focuses on the new chief brought in to effect reform at the very moment the Black Lives Matter movement emerges to demand police accountability and racial justice both in Oakland and across the nation. [Kiino Lorber]Rated: Not RatedRelease…
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18 Sep

Phantasm – 5 Movie DVD Collection

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Recommended In April, Well Go USA finally brought all five Phantasm movies to Blu-ray in a swanky six-disc package stuffed to the gills with bonus features. Now, five months later, Well Go has a second set on offer. This standard-def DVD set may not be a satisfying replacement for Blu-ray owners who wanted the new remastered presentations in their HD glory, but is an affordable alternative for casual fans, and features a reasonable chunk of the content produced by Well Go for the Blu-ray edition.As a franchise, Phantasm is a unique and bizarre beast. Following the exploits of Mike (A.…
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18 Sep

Battle of the Sexes

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The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as The Battle of the Sexes and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time. The match caught the zeitgeist and sparked a global conversation on gender equality, spurring on the feminist movement. Trapped in the media glare, King and Riggs were on opposite sides of a binary argument, but off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. With a supportive husband urging her to fight the Establishment for equal…
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18 Sep

Stronger

Max SchindlerMovie reviews
Stronger is the inspiring true story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become the symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Jeff (Jake Gyllenhaal), a 27-year-old, working-class Boston man who was at the marathon to try and win back his ex-girlfriend Erin (Tatiana Maslany). Waiting for her at the finish line when the blast occurs, he loses both his legs in the attack. After regaining consciousness in the hospital, Jeff is able to help law enforcement identify one of the bombers, but his own battle has…
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18 Sep

Victoria and Abdul

Max SchindlerMovie reviews,
The extraordinary true story of an unlikely friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her…
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17 Sep

Thirst Street

Max SchindlerMovie reviews,
Alone and depressed after the suicide of her lover, American flight attendant Gina (Lindsay Burdge) travels to Paris and hooks up with nightclub bartender Jerome (Damien Bonnard) on her layover. But as Gina falls deeper into lust and opts to stay in France, this harmless rendezvous quickly turns into unrequited amour fou. When Jerome?s ex Clemence (Esther Garrel) reenters the picture, Gina is sent on a downward spiral of miscommunication, masochism, and madness. [Samuel Goldwyn Films]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Sep 20, 2017
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16 Sep

Red Trees

Max SchindlerMovie reviews
Marina Willer creates an impressionistic visual essay as she traces her father?s family journey as one of only twelve Jewish families to survive the Nazi occupation of Prague during World War II. The film travels from war-torn Eastern Europe to the color and light of South America and is told through the voice of Willer?s father Alfred, who witnessed bureaucratic nightmares, transportations and suicides but survived to build a post-war life as an architect in Brazil. As the world struggles with the current refugee crisis, Red Trees is a timely look at a family besieged by war who finds peace…
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16 Sep

See How Badass Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’s Gamora Would Look With A Cloak

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Guardians of the Galaxy's Gamora is a skilled fighter and accomplished killer when we meet her in the movies. While the character has gone through significant changes over the course of two movies, some new art shows how the old Gamora may have looked. Guardians of the Galaxy's Gamora is a skilled fighter and accomplished killer when we meet her in the movies. While the character has gone through significant changes over the course of two movies, some new art shows how the old Gamora may have looked. Source from..
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16 Sep

Why Nightwing’s Director Thinks The Movie Will Actually Win An Academy Award

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CinemaBlend recently talked to Nightwing director Chris McKay about his upcoming DC film, and he promised an Academy Award win for Dick Grayson's solo movie. Here's what he specifically had to say. CinemaBlend recently talked to Nightwing director Chris McKay about his upcoming DC film, and he promised an Academy Award win for Dick Grayson's solo movie. Here's what he specifically had to say. Source from..
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16 Sep

Why Wonder Woman Didn’t Tease Justice League In Its Theatrical Release

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Wonder Woman's home release features a major tease for Justice League, but Patty Jenkins recently opened up to CinemaBlend and explained exactly why it wasn't in the theatrical version. Wonder Woman's home release features a major tease for Justice League, but Patty Jenkins recently opened up to CinemaBlend and explained exactly why it wasn't in the theatrical version. Source from..
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16 Sep

New Movie Releases: 2017 Movie Release Date Schedule

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2017 has a solid lineup of movies. From Dunkirk, Wonder Woman, The Fate of the Furious and IT to a bevy of blockbuster movies, all the way to the next Star Wars movie, 2017 movies will hopefully give us plenty to see in the theater. 2017 has a solid lineup of movies. From Dunkirk, Wonder Woman, The Fate of the Furious and IT to a bevy of blockbuster movies, all the way to the next Star Wars movie, 2017 movies will hopefully give us plenty to see in the theater. Source from..
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16 Sep

What The Last Jedi’s Porgs Actually Are, According To Rian Johnson

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For all the Porg lovers out there who aren't looking forward to seeing them in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, director Rian Johnson has revealed new details about the fuzzy creatures. For all the Porg lovers out there who aren't looking forward to seeing them in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, director Rian Johnson has revealed new details about the fuzzy creatures. Source from..
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16 Sep

Why Darren Aronofsky’s Batman Movie Didn’t Happen, According To Darren Aronofsky

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Before Christopher Nolan crafted his Dark Knight saga and Zack Snyder teamed Batman with Superman, Darren Aronofsky had a different concept for a Batman movie that we never got to see. And now we have his take on why it didn't happen, as you'll see inside. Before Christopher Nolan crafted his Dark Knight saga and Zack Snyder teamed Batman with Superman, Darren Aronofsky had a different concept for a Batman movie that we never got to see. And now we have his take on why it didn't happen, as you'll see inside. Source from..
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