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Debby Das
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‘Moonfall’ Review: Roland Emmerich’s Latest Disaster Film Should Have Been a Satire
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The moon falling out of orbit and threatening to destroy Planet Earth isn’t the biggest disaster in Roland Emmerich’s latest release “Moonfall.”
‘Blue Banisters’ Review: Lana Del Rey Revisits and Experiments in her Near-Perfect Album
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"Blue Banisters" continues Del Rey's tradition of sad, witchy balladry and explores her archetypal themes of tumultuous love and feelings of disquietude.
‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Review: Cumberbatch Fails to Electrify as Overly-Quirky Artistic Genius
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The director aspires to capture Wain’s spirit by mimicking his eccentric style –– a technique that may work for the cats Wain draws, but leads to a flat protagonist when applied to a human being.
‘Candyman’ Review: A Jagged Tale of Racial Trauma that Just Manages to Hit the Mark
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Though initially flawed in its unimaginative structure, “Candyman” evolves into a harrowing portrayal of the weaponization of trauma.