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Film review: Richard Jewell is the hero we never knew we needed

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Harry Jones Clint Eastwood, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Olivia Wilde, Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell, Sam Rockwell

Clint Eastwood’s tale of an innocent white man under the microscope of the American media is a genuinely heartfelt triumph.

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Film review: Never mind the controversy, Jojo Rabbit is just boring

January 8, 2020 Matthew Floyd Jojo Rabbit, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Taika Watiti

Taika Waititi’s new WWII-set comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit about a Nazi boy’s compassionate awakening skews resonance for dullness.

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Film review: Vice has plenty of tricks, but it’s hiding a hollow core

February 12, 2019June 8, 2019 Blaise Radley Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, Vice

Adam McKay’s spiritual successor to his runaway hit The Big Short asks the question, can we ever know a purposefully inscrutable man?

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