by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
One of the things that makes Kelly Reichardt such a wonderful filmmaker is that her stories allow room for us to find ourselves in them.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Like any autobiographical work, The Fabelmans is an act of self-mythology, of course. It is cleaned up, the edges smoothed, pulled back from reality just enough to give a veneer of truth over the facts of his life.
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams and Marcella Bragio
Running time: 1 hour and 52 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language
by Dan Scully (a regular contributor at Cinema Seventy-Six)
As Disney works to take ownership of every intellectual property imaginable, fans of nerdy things are given as many reasons to rejoice as to worry. On the one hand, Star Wars has never been in better shape (literally - The Last Jedi is the best of the whole series, fight me), but on the other, the MCU is growing increasingly homogenous in style. As more entries in the ever-expanding franchise come to fruition, it becomes easier and easier to see the mechanics of our great entertainment machine at work. And as Disney takes great pains to create the most broadly appealing products possible, rather than taking creative risks that they can most certainly afford, it pleases me greatly to see Sony trying to undercut their brand in whatever ways possible.
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by GD Hoffman
All the Money in the World is classic Hollywood in all of the best and worst ways. It's taken from a true story, but one that is nearly 50 years old and generally no longer well known to today's movie-going audiences. At its center is an American oil tycoon who is extremely rich and eccentric. It features big stars, one of whom, Kevin Spacey, was replaced after the film was completed, requiring extensive reshoots and editing on a very tight schedule.
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