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Tag: politics
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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Should Be So Much Better
Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega lead the “eat the rich” story with a supernatural twist in Death of a Unicorn, but it’s Will Poulter and Anthony Carrigan who bring the humor.
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‘Mickey 17’ Overstuffed Plot Makes Satire Misfire
With a standout performance from Robert Pattinson, director Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 has great ideas at its core, but the bloated storylines and one-note political commentary prevent it from being worth the wait.
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Is New Ram Charan Film a ‘Game’ Worth Playing?
Game Changer, the new Shankar film starring Ram Charan can feel like too much and not enough at the same time, but there’s still some fun to be had with the music and maximalist style.
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Portman dives deep into character study in ‘Jackie’
‘Jackie’ provides an extremely layered look at a largely unexplored perspective of one of the most analyzed events in US history. Portman’s well-studied portrayal shows us Jackie Kennedy’s isolation, coming at a time which the history books have always held up for its unity.
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Greed goes to war in ‘War Dogs’
Director Todd Phillips might be better known for his Hangover trilogy, but War Dogs proves he can make a movie that is both entertaining and impactful. Cross that with the chemistry between Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, and throw in a little Bradley Cooper and you’ve got yourself a rags-to-richest-to-corruption story that’s definitely worth a…
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Why is voting important?
The gang from It’s Always Sunny and the cast of The League tell us why voting in the Presidential election is important. After all, you can’t bitch about it if you didn’t cast a vote.
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Affleck holds our attention hostage with ‘Argo’
As they say on The Colbert Report, “a tip of the hat” to Ben Affleck on both directing and staring in Argo, a riveting political thriller based on the true story of joint efforts between the U.S. and Canada to rescue six hostages from Iran. You have to commend any director who can take a…
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Galifianakis and Ferrell win votes with ‘The Campaign’
Politics of 2012 are already ridiculous, from Newt Gingrich’s moon base to Mitt Romney’s animal abuse to Rick Santorum’s general awfulness. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, give us hilarious takes on campaign speeches and Super PACs for real politicians. In The Campaign, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis bring us two fictional politicians we…
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All hail Sacha Baron Cohen in ‘The Dictator’
Sacha Baron Cohen can wholly become a character like few other actors working today. As we saw in Borat and Brüno, he seemingly transforms beyond recognition into whatever heavily accented, exaggeratedly foreign, brazenly funny character he is embodying. While The Dictator is more of a traditional, narrative film that his two previous mockumentaries, Cohen still…
