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Film Review: ‘Barbie’ is Beautiful, Hilarious, Smart, and Utterly Singular
A Barbie movie probably shouldn’t even exist, let alone be this good. An audacious start to this review, I know, but this is an audacious film. Taking a doll and giving it life, while examining both the positives and negatives of its very existence, through the lens of a laugh out loud yet often touching […] More
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Film Review: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Never Forgets to Have Fun
The Shazam! franchise stands out from the superhero pack, and especially the DC lot. Big meets Superman always was a good hook, and the first film, Shazam!, did it very well. Now, we have the sequel in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, coming right as DC is in a period of transition. It leaves the […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Duke’ is Roger Michell’s Cinematic Farewell Alongside a Showcase for Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren
There is a certain gentle rhythm or mildness that comes with the work of the late Roger Michell. Considering how mellow a film of his tended to be, it always remains a strange bit of trivia to me that he nearly directed the James Bond flick Quantum of Solace. 007 never seemed like a fit, […] More
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Helen Mirren Will Play Golda Meir in a Biopic
While we wait for Dame Helen Mirren to enter the realm of super villainy with her recently announced casting in Shazam: Fury of the Gods, the legendary actress has picked up another plum role that could put her back in the awards race. The Oscar-winner for 2006’s The Queen is set to play Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel, […] More
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Helen Mirren Joins the ‘Shazam!’ Sequel
The world of the DCEU is about to get a whole lot more Royal. Dame Helen Mirren has officially signed on to play the villain Hespera, daughter of Atlas, in Shazam: Fury of the Gods, the sequel to the 2019 film Shazam! Mirren brings major bonafides to the film, which could hopefully result in the DCEU getting a […] More
