How can you not like a movie that stars Jessica Chastain, Lupita N'yongo, Diane Kruger, Penelope Cruz, Sebastian Stan and Edgar Ramirez? The cast alone in THE 355 are all outstanding actors so teaming them up together can only make for a good time as they kick ass. The fight scenes are all practical and realistic but the action is far from slick.
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While there were good films in 2021, there was a lack of groundbreaking movies to rave about. Unlike years past, films like A PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, PARASITE or THE REVENANT were water-cooler talk. However, that is not to say I didn't enjoy a dozen films released this past year, and a handful of the worst projects.
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From One Day at a Time showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett comes the Prime Video series, With Love, a different sort of love story that spans several holidays. The trailer didn't sell the new series very well, but With Love takes its time showing the true nature of love and the ups and downs of coupling with interesting characters that will get you hooked.
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Prepare to have your mind blown with SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME. The film is full of nostalgia, humor, and moments that will have you reaching for tissue paper. There’s also a post-credit scene that lays the groundwork for the next MCU movie. There are no spoilers here so it’s safe to read on.
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High-profile films are hitting movie theaters and streaming platforms, so here is the scoop on what to watch or avoid.
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THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN is intense from start to finish. The movie is a recreation of the killing of an elderly man by police in 2011 when officers broke through his front door after he accidentally set off his medical alert. Frankie Faison turns in one of the best performances of 2021 in a movie that will evoke strong emotions.
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Desi Arnaz’s notorious womanizing shrouded his legacy in a negative way compared to Lucille Ball but Aaron Sorkin’s BEING THE RICARDOS starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as the power couple brings to light how influential he was in Hollywood and how he single-handedly saved his I Love Lucy costar from being blacklisted in the 50s. The clever script also provides insight into Lucille Ball’s process behind her Lucy Ricardo hijinks.
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Ridley Scott directs a star-filled HOUSE OF GUCCI based on the true story of betrayal and murder in the Gucci family. Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani, wife of Maurizio Gucci played by Adam Driver along with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto and Salma Hayek.
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Jeremy Renner reprises his role as Clint Barton aka Hawkeye in the Disney+ series with Hailee Steinfeld joining the Avenger as Kate Bishop. The first two episodes are now streaming.
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GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE pays fan service but also introduces all-new elements that make it worthy of being part of the franchise with McKenna Grace bringing the heart and soul to the movie. GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE should require a warning label ahead of this feature. Prepared to feel all sorts of emotions when you leave the theater so bring tissues.
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The new Prime Video documentary, MAYOR PETE follows the youngest U.S. presidential candidate during the campaign trail, and reveals a side of Pete Buttigieg that may surprise most viewers.
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This week on the Hollywood Critics Association's What To Stream podcast, Jana on Camera and I discuss the latest streaming releases such as Rebecca Hall's directorial debut PASSING, Narcos: Mexico season 3, Gentefied season 2, CLIFFORD: THE BIG RED DOG movie, Hulu's Dopesick and the Netflix western, THE HARDER THEY FALL.
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ETERNALS is the kind of movie you’d expect from indie director Chloé Zhao. The writer/director brings a different sensibility to the MCU movie making it Marvel Studio’s most esoteric and adult entry.
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Tis the Halloween season to talk about your scary options for this year on streaming platforms. Jana on Camera and I rate new horror series, Chucky, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Knight Books and movies such as HALLOWEEN KILLS and NIGHT HOUSE with Rebecca Hall on the Halloween edition of the Hollywood Critics Association's What to Stream.
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For this week's HCA What to Stream podcast, Jana and I discuss our streaming picks which include Eugenio Derbez's new Apple TV+ bilingual comedy series, Acapulco, Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special, The Closer,On My Block's fourth and final season and two other series picks.
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Daniel Craig brought depth to the James Bond character and in NO TIME TO DIE Craig brings heart to 007 in a satisfying and bittersweet way.
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Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock along with his pal Venom for a bromance-filled plot lacking in action in the follow-up to 2018's VENOM. The main attraction is Hardy's hilarious and endearing performance in the buddy comedy, but on the superhero front VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE doesn't live up to the title.
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Joe Carnahan directs the ultra-violent COPSHOP starring Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Toby Huss (Dickinson, Reno 911!) and the sole woman Alexis Louder (THE TOMORROW WAR, Watchmen) in your run of the mill action movie but Louder outsmarts the men for a scene-stealing performance.
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On this week's Hollywood Critics Association's 'What to Stream," Jana Nagase and Lupe Haas of CineMovie discuss EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Clint Eastwood's CRY MACHO, Jake Gyllenhaal's THE GUILTY, THE PROTEGE starring Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, and Samuel L. Jackson and the docuseries LulaRich.
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