Tag: IFC Films

  • Artemis Fowl, 7500, Babyteeth

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    “Artemis Fowl” is foul, “7500” is stuck in the past, and “Babyteeth” will rattle you. More about Artemis Fowl Considering the amount of talent in “Artemis Fowl” on Disney+, the decent source material, and the big budget, it’s kind of amazing how badly they botched it up. Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Judi Dench, Josh Gad,…

  • Review: The Half of It, Spaceship Earth, and How to Build a Girl

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    Streaming from home continues with the charming “The Half of It” and the less successful “Spaceship Earth” and “How to Build a Girl.” Netflix’s delightful “The Half of It” is a classic plot with a modern twist. It’s like Cyrano de Bergerac but in 2020 (so with people of color and a sexuality spectrum). Leah…

  • Review: True History of the Kelly Gang, Bad Education, and Never Have I Ever

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    More streaming from home options with “True History of the Kelly Gang” “Bad Education” & “Never Have I Ever!” While “True History of the Kelly Gang” tries to shine a light on Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, it may require a bit too much historical knowledge to resonate with everyone. George MacKay, Charlie Hunnam, Thomasin McKenzie,…

  • Review: True History of the Kelly Gang, Bad Education, and Never Have I Ever

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    More streaming from home options with “True History of the Kelly Gang” “Bad Education” & “Never Have I Ever!” While “True History of the Kelly Gang” tries to shine a light on Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, it may require a bit too much historical knowledge to resonate with everyone. George MacKay, Charlie Hunnam, Thomasin McKenzie,…

  • Review: Trolls World Tour, Tigertail, Selah and the Spades, and The Other Lamb

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    The most ambitious quarantine review yet, with 4 different options to watch from home: “Trolls World Tour” “Tigertail” “Selah and the Spades” and “The Other Lamb” – too bad none of them are exceptional. “Trolls World Tour” is a glorified technicolor animated music video with a lot of famous voices. Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel…

  • Review: Resistance and The Stranger

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    Quarantine got you down? Then you probably don’t want to look to “Resistance” (a Marcel Marceau biopic) right about now but you may consider welcoming Netflix’s “The Stranger” home though. While it turns out famed mime Marcel Marceau had an incredibly interesting first act as a French Resistance fighter during WWII, alas this biopic does…

  • Review: Big Time Adolescence and Swallow

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    This week brings two movies you can stream from the comfort of your home, “Big Time Adolescence” and “Swallow.” “Big Time Adolescence” features Pete Davidson as … well I assume Pete Davidson. It follows his character’s friendship with a high schooler. As far as watches from home it could be a welcome distraction. Griffin Gluck,…

  • Review: Just Mercy, 1917, and Three Christs

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    Two award contenders and one Christ complex hit the cinemas this week with “Just Mercy” “1917” and “Three Christs.” While the subject matter of the based on a true story “Just Mercy” is important and relevant, the film relies on it a bit too much to make the audience care. Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx,…

  • Official Secrets

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    “Official Secrets” gets overshadowed by the bleakness of actual politics.  More about Official Secrets ​”Official Secrets” tells the story of whistleblower Katharine Gun, who in 2003 leaked info about the US Government asking the UK to help them blackmail UN Security Council Members into supporting the Iraq war. Yet because things haven’t gotten much better…

  • The Kitchen, The Nightingale

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    This week brings the morally corrupt female led crime caper in “The Kitchen” and an intense survival story in “The Nightingale.” Based on the DC Comics novel of the same name, “The Kitchen” features Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss as three Irish crime wives turned crime bosses. Domhnall Gleeson, Margo Martindale, Common, and…