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Time for a Reel KINDS OF KINDNESS review

About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): A triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, …

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Time for a Reel POOR THINGS review

About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the …

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Time for a Reel CRUELLA review

About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures): Set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, the story follows a young grifter named Estella (Emma Stone), a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, …

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Time for a Reel ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): Through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, these four slayers (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human …

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Time for a Reel THE FAVOURITE review

In a time long before television programs such as Geraldo or The Jerry Springer Show and centuries before National Enquirer or TMZ, there existed a platform that was as scandalous as they come. If you were royalty, there was a 50/50 chance that skeletons and dark secrets were a daily occurrence. Rather than facing public …

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Time for a Reel BATTLE OF THE SEXES review

Battle of the Sexes review

In terms of sports, one of the biggest headlines of the last half century occurred within the confines of the Houston Astrodome. On September 20, 1973, two tennis champions squared off against one another. Bobby Riggs took on Billie Jean King in a “friendly” tennis match that had eyes and ears all over the world …