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Saoirse Ronan, in "The Outrun", "Rides It Like A Soldier"

Saoirse Ronan, in "The Outrun", "Rides It Like A Soldier"

Who here can stomach a medium-grade blast of positivity? I ask because the current entertainment climate, as depicted by blogger Ted Gioia in a post this week, is trending away from hopefulness and joy. “The pop culture audience today,” he notes, “craves darkness and dysfunction.” The mission of today’s

The film says: “It Ends With Us”; The Cast Says, “Don’t You Start With Me”

The film says: “It Ends With Us”; The Cast Says, “Don’t You Start With Me”

One thing I can tell you, that Blake Lively sure can swim. Before we get into the squabbling referenced in the headline above, let’s just be clear on that. It’s a minor part of a skill set that’s making her a full-on star the old-fashioned way—she’

"Twisters": If You Feel It, Chase It

"Twisters": If You Feel It, Chase It

A friend of mine once inquired, while contemplating one of those movies in which cars crack up on (and off) the country backroads, “Why does it lift the human spirit to see a car flying off a bridge?” In that vein, I herewith go off-road into a recommendation of an

Robert Towne Was A Master For the Ages; the obit for IndieWire

Robert Towne Was A Master For the Ages; the obit for IndieWire

Robert Towne Dead at 89: Legendary ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Was One of Hollywood’s Great ScribesRobert Towne is dead at 89. The ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter was one of Hollywood’s best scribes, with ‘The Last Detail’ and ‘Shampoo’ his credits too.IndieWireFred Schruers

"The Bikeriders" Keeps It Down To A (Mostly) Dull Roar

"The Bikeriders" Keeps It Down To A (Mostly) Dull Roar

You know how, on rare occasions, you’ll see a couple somewhere past their forties, maybe in a humble diner in Florida, and you’ll think, “Those two—they have a story.” This kind of realization is where Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” seeks to deposit us, and it is no

"Hit Man" Is Not To Be Skipped

"Hit Man" Is Not To Be Skipped

I really didn’t want to buy into Hollywood making a new male movie star–that old wheeze they’ve sold us on forever. Not to sound too Yoda, but I’ve watched it all happen before. In rough sequence, I remember watching: Tom Cruise nearly knocking himself out tackling

"They Tried to Sell Me Like A Prize Hog"

"They Tried to Sell Me Like A Prize Hog"

"I've never had a good man," Ava Gardner told Rex Reed in 1967 Look at her, Ava Gardner. If you’ve seen this picture even once, it likely hangs on in your memory. It’s from 1945, the year of her marriage to Artie Shaw, who