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‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story
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‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story

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And with that, the Will Smith post-slap era officially begins. “Emancipation” follows a slave (Will Smith) who escapes his Louisiana plantation in an effort to reach the Union Army in 1863. Ben Foster and Charmaine Bingwa also star while Antoine Fuqua directs. The rights to this film were bought by Apple TV+ for $130 million,… Continue reading ‘Emancipation’ Review: An Emotional Will Smith Carries a Familiar Slavery Story

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‘Hell or High Water’ a Slow-Burn Thriller with Great Script

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Well it took until mid-August but we finally got a genuinely good summer movie. “Hell or High Water” stars Ben Foster and Chris Pine as two brothers who rob banks in West Texas, as aging Rangers Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham try to hunt them down. David Mackenzie directs. The best way I can describe… Continue reading ‘Hell or High Water’ a Slow-Burn Thriller with Great Script

‘The Finest Hours’ a Fine But Forgettable Rescue Film
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‘The Finest Hours’ a Fine But Forgettable Rescue Film

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Well if “Titanic” didn’t make me want to never work on a boat, this sure did. “The Finest Hours” stars Chris Pine (I guess they should’ve called the movie “The *Pinest* Hours,” huh? [clears throat]) as Bernie Webber, who in 1952 set out on an improbable rescue mission to save the crew of an oil… Continue reading ‘The Finest Hours’ a Fine But Forgettable Rescue Film