Netflix dropping a trailer for the latest “Cloverfield” movie in the middle of Sunday’s Super Bowl appeared to be business as usual. After all, most of the year’s big-budget blockbusters debuted splashy new footage during the big event. But when that ad promised the movie would be available to watch immediately after the game? That […]
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Film review: ‘A United Kingdom’
A touching historical romance, “A United Kingdom” is inspired by
the true story of Seretse Khama, the crown prince of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (later known
as Botswana) who unexpectedly fell in love with a white Englishwoman, Ruth Williams
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Film Review: “A Most Violent Year”
Still early in his career, director J.C. Chandor has cemented his status as a filmmaker to watch. So far he’s already made three excellent — and wildly different — films: From his debut with the financial thriller “Margin Call” (which nabbed him an Oscar nomination for writing), to the nearly dialogue-free survival drama, “All is […]
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Film Review: “Selma”
The time is right for a film like “Selma.” Though director Ava DuVernay’s focus is the riveting behind-the-scenes story of a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement — documenting Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign to get the Voting Rights Act passed by staging marches from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol in Montgomery — […]
