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Tag: Music
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The 2024 Denver Film Critics Society Winners Are…
The votes are in and the 2024 Denver Film Critics Society winners have been chosen. From Dune: Part Two to The Substance to Challengers, here are the films Denver critics selected as the best of the year.
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A Complete Unknown, An Unlikable Man
Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, which paints the artist as a complicated genius—a label usually reserved for celebrated narcissistic men.
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Breaking Down the Pan-India Phenomenon of Pushpa
Levins from Hey Fam returns to the podcast to chat about Sukumar’s Pushpa: The Rise, starring Allu Arjun, in anticipation of the release of the sequel, Pushpa: The Rule.
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Celebrating 25 Years of ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut’
On the latest, Whatcha Watchin, Alexis is joined by Angus Truskett from Hey Fam to talk about the 25th anniversary of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and all things Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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Does ‘Back to Black’ Do Amy Winehouse Dirty?
‘Back to Black’ suffers from the same issues as so many musician biopics: telling a true story and appeasing the estate that holds the music licensing rights.
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Kingsley Ben-Adir Becomes Bob Marley in One Love
Bob Marley: One Love follows predictable biopic tropes, but Kingsley Ben-Adir’s portrayal of Marley and Lashana Lynch’s performance as Rita keeps it captivating.
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If You Loved ‘RRR’ Try These Other Great Movies
If you loved “Naatu Naatu” and you’re ready to dip a toe into South Indian cinema, here are a few excellent movies like RRR to watch next.
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‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Provides a Captivating Candid Look at the Creative Process
If you’re even a casual fan, The Beatles: Get Back will be more satisfying than your Thanksgiving meal.
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‘Amy’ a haunting cautionary tale
I wish a documentary like Amy was shocking because we didn’t see talented people self-destruct on the regular, but sadly, Amy Winehouse’s story is all too commonplace. Unlike your average Behind the Music rock doc, Amy doesn’t flower things up for a made-for-TV package. Instead, it shows us the stark reality of such a talented…
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ does justice to hip hop legends
The first CD I ever bought was Snoop Dogg’s “Doggystyle”, which was quickly followed by Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic”, and thus began my love of 1990s gangsta rap. I was a little too young to know the story of N.W.A., so naturally, I was beyond excited for Straight Outta Compton. Thankfully, the movie more than…
