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Animated Series ‘Pacific Rim: The Black’ Gets Grit In The Gears

Netflix’s new animated series takes the cheesiness out of Guillermo del Toro’s giant-robots-vs.-giant-monsters franchise; more’s the pity.

Lee Isaac Chung Jotted Down Some Family Memories – They Became ‘Minari’

Chung’s semi-autobiographical film follows a Korean American father who moves his family to a farm in rural Arkansas. Minari began one afternoon when Chung wrote down 80 childhood memories.

‘Moxie’ Says Some Things, But Not Everything, About High School Feminists

Directed by Amy Poehler, the new Netflix film longs to stretch beyond its limits to be an inclusive look at feminism in teenagers, but its story works best when it keeps its ambitions modest.

Stacey Abrams’ Voter Suppression Documentary Lands On Oscar Shortlist

Stacey Abrams’ efforts registering voters played a key role in Georgia electing Biden and two democratic senators. Now, her documentary about voter suppression has been shortlisted for an Oscar.

Chaos Walking

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The Affair (2021)

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Golden Globes Kickoff Hollywood Awards Season

The 78th Golden Globes were held Sunday night, and it was a very different kind of awards ceremony due to the pandemic. Big winners included the TV series The Crown and the film Nomadland.

Producer Talks New Film, ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with writer and producer Johann Hari about the new movie, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which is based in part on his book, Chasing the Scream.

Will Nico Walker Watch ‘Cherry?’ Probably Not

The new movie Cherry follows an Iraq war vet who gets addicted to heroin and starts robbing banks. It’s based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, who was just released from prison.

Movie Review: ‘The Father’

An elderly pensioner, played by Anthony Hopkins, refuses all assistance, to the distress of his daughter, played by Olivia Colman, in the dementia drama The Father.

Hulu’s New Billie Holliday Biopic Falls Short Of Capturing Her Real Story

Though Andra Day plays the jazz legend with conviction, The United States vs. Billie Holiday fictionalizes the particulars of Holiday’s life, where the real story is dramatic enough.

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