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Mark Felt Movie Review: Mark Felt Boring
I was really excited to find out what Mark Felt up. Okay, I was just excited to make that junior high level joke but I did figure it would be a compelling story of the other side of Watergate. Mark Fe...
American Made Movie Review: Top Gun
American Made is a perfectly good movie about an unknown aspect of modern American history. It seems to want to be Goodfellas and it’s not that monumental, but citizens should know about the shady sch...
Battle of the Sexes Review: A Tennis League of Their Own
It’s easy to watch Battle of the Sexes from the right side of history. I think the film owns that perspective. It portrays the world of chauvinistic resistance to women’s liberation as an artifact of ...
TIFF 2017 Review: “Victoria & Abdul” A Tale of an Unlikely Friendship
Ashley Menzel reviews "Victoria & Abdul" starring Judi Dench and Ali Fazal. The film played at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2017 Review: “The Current War” is Missing That Spark
Ashley Menzel reviews "The Current War," starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult and Tom Holland.
Telluride 2017 “Darkest Hour” Review
Ashley Menzel reviews the film "Darkest Hour" starring Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn, Stephen Dillane and Ronald Pickup.
‘Detroit’ Movie Review: The Country We Used to Live in and in Some Ways Still Do
Nile Fortner reviews the latest Kathryn Bigelow film, Detroit. The film stars John Boyega, Algee Smith, and Anthony Mackie.
Review: Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ Triumphs as Modern-Day Benchmark for War Epics
Matt Marshall reviews the latest Christopher Nolan ensemble war drama, 'Dunkirk,' starring Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy.