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‘Anyone but You’ Review: There Have Better (But Also Certainly Worse) Rom-Coms Out There

Yes, big-budget adult cinema may be back in the form of “Oppenheimer,” “Napoleon,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but let us not discredit the return of the studio romantic comedy! “Anyone but You” stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney as two people who hate each other but pretend to be a couple at a… Continue reading ‘Anyone but You’ Review: There Have Better (But Also Certainly Worse) Rom-Coms Out There

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‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Review: A Love-Letter to the Creative Struggle

Lin-Manuel Miranda really said “I am going to make 2021 the year of the stage musical adaptation.” “Tick, Tick… Boom!” is based off the semi-biographical stage play of the same name by Jonathan Larson. The film stars Andrew Garfield as Larson, a 29-year-old aspiring playwright, and his quest to get the musical that he has… Continue reading ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Review: A Love-Letter to the Creative Struggle

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Don’t Believe the Clickbait: ‘Dark Phoenix’ is Not *That* Bad

OK, hear me out. “Dark Phoenix” is the 12th (and ipso facto final) installment of Fox’s “X-Men” series, before its likely reboot by Disney into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film follows the X-Men as they confront one of their members who has been exposed to a strange power source during a space mission. James… Continue reading Don’t Believe the Clickbait: ‘Dark Phoenix’ is Not *That* Bad