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No More Merry Men: Hugh Jackman Is Superb in the Gritty, Haunting The Death of Robin Hood
Rating: ★★★★☆ Director: Michael Sarnoski Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett Running Time: 122 minutes Let’s be honest: we’ve seen the Robin Hood story done to death. We all know the drill—green tights, cheeky grins, splitting arrows in two, and robbing the rich to give to the poor. It’s been done every which way, from Errol Flynn right down to Disney’s whistling fox. So when you hear someone’s making another one, the natural reaction is an ey

Denise Breen
11 hours ago3 min read


'The Dog Stars': Ridley Scott’s apocalyptic journey cruises on craft, but runs low on fuel
Rating: ★★☆☆ ☆(2 out of 5 stars) Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Guy Pearce Runtime: 118 minutes There is a moment early in The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, where a vintage 1956 Cessna 182 banks cleanly over the ragged, desaturated spine of the Colorado wilderness. Captured with sweeping poise, the shot carries the effortless, widescreen authority that has defined Scott’s ci

Denise Breen
Aug 304 min read


The Anvil Strikes Back: Coyote vs Acme is Warner Bros.' Best Mistake
Verdict: ★★★☆☆ (3/5 Stars) If your childhood Saturday mornings were spent glued to the television waiting for an anvil to drop or a painted tunnel on a canyon wall to suddenly turn into solid rock, Coyote vs. Acme will hit you straight in the nostalgia. It is an affectionate, joke-dense love letter to classic Chuck Jones animation that treats its source material with genuine reverence. The film is packed to the brim with sharp inside jokes, visual gags, and background Easter

Denise Breen
Aug 282 min read
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