GUEST EDITORIAL: Do Movies Predict the Future or Influence It?

Image: npr.org Do Movies Predict the Future or Influence It? By Kevin Gardner It is always strange when you are watching an old movie and see a far-fetched scenario that has since played out in the real world. Did the movie writers have privileged information about some...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Pieces of a Woman

Image courtesy of Netflix PIECES OF A WOMAN-- 4 STARS Nearly every artistic element of Pieces of a Woman holds a fixation with its lead Vanessa Kirby and rightfully so. Co-stars encircle her aura hoping to get closer. They are met by a lithe posture contorted in guarded...

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3 Best Sports Movies of the Last 20 Years

The EPL is approaching mid-season; the NBA season just got underway; the NFL playoffs are about to start, and the Olympics were postponed until next summer. We thought we’d put together a shortlist of some of the best movies about sports with all of this in mind. By the way, if you’re into the occasional […] The post 3 Best Sports Movies of the Last...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Shadow in the Cloud

Image courtesy of Vertical Entertainment Official selection of the 2020 AFI Fest SHADOW IN THE CLOUD-- 3 STARS LESSON #1: WHAT WOMEN ARE CAPABLE OF-- At the tipping point in Shadow in the Cloud when action becomes necessary to confront mounting threats, it is a lone woman...

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SPECIAL: Nominations for the fifth annual Chicago Indie Critics Awards

Image courtesy of Netflix NINE NOMINATIONS FOR MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM LEAD ALL FILMS AS THE CHICAGO INDIE CRITICS ANNOUNCE THEIR NOMINEES FOR THEIR FIFTH ANNUAL AWARDS Even in this challenging year, quality cinema still lived on! The Chicago Indie Critics have announced...

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WW84 delivers strong US box-office debut as a third film is greenlight

Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot’s long awaited sequel to Wonder Woman has had a turbulent time during the pandemic. Pushed back countless times along with the announcement of it debuting on HBO Max and in theatres on the same day. With only a limited amount of cinemas opening in the US (2,000 to be precise) […] The post WW84 delivers strong US box-office...

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10 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: The 10 Best Films of 2010

Image: lifeatthemovies.com Despite the overall crappiness of this year, 2020 has been the 10th anniversary of this website Every Movie Has a Lesson. I didn’t start this endeavor until May of 2010 and, when the end of the year rolled around, I didn’t have a complete “sample...

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GUEST COLUMN: The Top 10 Indispensable "Expendables" Action Star Film List

Image: thinair.net The Top 10 Indispensable Expendables Action Star Film List by Christopher D. Childs In 2010, 63-year-old Sylvester Stallone had a brilliant idea: throw a bunch of veteran action stars all into one movie and then crank up the testosterone. Thus The...

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GUEST COLUMN: The Top 10 Most Successful Action Franchises of All Time

Image: cinemablend.com The Top 10 Most Successful Action Franchises of All Time by Daniel T. Anderson What would you guess to be the most profitable action movie franchise of all time?  If you had to choose one, which would it be?  Mission Impossible?  The...

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