SILENCE

Almost 30-years in the making, Martin Scorsese finally delivers SILENCE. Adapted by Scorsese and co-writer Jay Cocks from Shusaku Endo’s 1966 fact-based historical novel, Scorsese

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SING

As if the world isn’t already drinking in enough Technicolored musical cheer with “La La Land”, hot on its heels is an animated musical treat

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A KIND OF MURDER

Long a fan of Patricia Highsmith’s novels, it is always with much trepidation that I approach cinematic adaptations. Known for complexity, psychological intrigue, depth and

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LA LA LAND

Hooray for Hollywood!! The Hollywood Musical Is Alive and Well with LA LA LAND!!! Who said the Hollywood movie musical is dead? Maybe napping at

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JACKIE

“In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot.” – Alan Jay Lerner Over the past 50 years, these

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MOANA

Disney’s heading back to the sea this Thanksgiving weekend with the beauteous animated feature, MOANA. Inspired by culture, legends and folklore of the Polynesians and

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BLEED FOR THIS

A big year for boxing movies, first with Jonathan Jakubowicz’s “Hands of Stone” with Edgar Ramirez as Roberto Duran and now writer/director Ben Younger’s BLEED

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ARRIVAL

Perhaps more appropriate for opening this week than was ever thought when planning film release schedules is Denis Villeneuve’s ARRIVAL. Written by Eric Heisserer based

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HACKSAW RIDGE

Let’s just cut to the chase. HACKSAW RIDGE is the BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! It’s been ten years since Mel Gibson stepped behind the

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IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE

As if David MacKenzie’s award-worthy “Hell or High Water” wasn’t enough of a reason to celebrate cinema, and particularly the American western, Antoine Fuqua brought

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DESIERTO

A film could not be more timely given the current election cycle than DESIERTO. Directed by Jonas Cuaron and co-written by Cuaron and Mateo Garcia,

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