‘Deadwood: The Movie’ is a good western and a great finale
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
June 3, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Film & TV
“Deadwood” creator/writer David Milch’s abrasive yet finely-wrought HBO Western series set in late-1800s South Dakota, is back. The show was nominated for 28 Emmys and won eight over the course of its roughly two-and-a-half years on air. Now, over a decade later, fans of the show have the proper...
John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum
John Cotter, Contributing Writer
May 20, 2019
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There is a scene early on in “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum” that acts as an anecdotal personification of John Wick (Keanu Reeves) in a perfect way: Wick’s trusted criminal doctor patches him up, with the doctor insisting that Wick shoot him not only once, but twice, because no one believes ...
‘Booksmart’: a teen comedy that breaks from tradition
Michael Brzezinski, Staff Writer
May 20, 2019
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With summer movie season kicking into full gear with the likes of the Avengers, Godzilla, John Wick, Pikachu and Elton John, it becomes frighteningly simple to overlook the smaller, more personal films that audiences can be graced with at the theater. Films that bring the scale down to a human level an...
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ takes noir to new heights
Michael Brzezinski, Staff Writer
May 13, 2019
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Up-and-coming Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan exploded onto the international film scene in 2015 with his soulful and poetic debut feature “Kaili Blues.” The film made waves with its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival, where it won Best First Feature, and Gan went on to win the spe...
A conversation with those behind Netflix’s new coming-of-age flick “The Last Summer”
Lacey Latch, Arts & Life Editor
May 6, 2019
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The few months following your high school graduation before whatever your next step is a unique time period in that drastic change is imminent and the future remains uncertain while you’re also enjoying the last bit of unbridled freedom before adulthood. “The Last Summer,” a Chicago-set coming-of-age...
O’Shea Jackson Jr. steps out of the shadow, into the spotlight
John Cotter, Contributing Writer
April 29, 2019
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When I first came across an image of O’Shea Jackson Jr. on the big screen in the box-office smash “Straight Outta’ Compton,” I couldn’t help but be reminded of evident comparisons to his father, the legendary Ice Cube. But this 28-year-old is so much more than just a shadow of his father’...
‘High Life:’ a touching and terrifying trip to space
Michael Brezinski, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Film & TV
Space has and always will be an enthralling setting to explore on film. Whether it be the grand operatic fantasies like the “Star Wars” and “Alien” franchises, of the more avant-garde fantastical artistic expressions like “2001: A Space Odyssey” or “Interstellar,” it always proves to be a d...