All posts by Cate Marquis
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THE DARK TOWER – Review
THE DARK TOWER attempts to condense Stephen King’s wide-ranging epic book series of good versus evil into a...
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DETROIT – Review
In DETROIT, director Kathryn Bigelow spotlights the civil unrest that shook Detroit in the summer of 1967, and...
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CITY OF GHOSTS (2017) – Review
In March 2014, the military group calling itself the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, took over the...
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THE MIDWIFE – Review
Two great Catherines – Deneuve and Frot – star in THE MIDWIFE, a thoughtful French-language tale of family,...
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ATOMIC BLONDE – Review
Yes, no doubt about it: Charlize Theron as a cool, efficient spy in ATOMIC BLONDE makes James Bond...
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LADY MACBETH – Review
Director William Oldroyd’s LADY MACBETH is not Shakespeare but it is certainly Shakespearean in its bloody mix of...
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VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS – Review
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS is writer/director Luc Besson’s latest sci-fi action/adventure film, starring Dane...
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MAUDIE – Review
Sally Hawkins gives a winning performance as Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis in the biopic MAUDIE. Despite suffering...
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FALSE CONFESSIONS – Review
Romantic comedy with a French accent and a love letter to theater both describe the French-language FALSE CONFESSIONS...
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THE LITTLE HOURS – Review
Writer/director Jeff Baena draws on Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th THE DECAMERON for THE LITTLE HOURS, a bawdy, absurd comedy...
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LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD – Review
Did you ever wonder how the Middle East got to be the way it is? Many experts believe...
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THE HERO – Review
Sometimes one role can define an actor’s career. Sam Elliott plays such an actor in late life, facing...
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TRANSFORMERS 5: THE LAST KNIGHT – Review
It’s summer, so director/producer Michael Bay brings out another installment of the toy-based franchise. In TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST...
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ROUGH NIGHT – Review
Scarlett Johansson leads a cast of raucous women characters in a comedy that does more than just flip...
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MEGAN LEAVEY – Review
MEGAN LEAVEY is a true story-based drama about young woman whose close bond with a dog changes both...
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A GRAIN OF TRUTH – St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Review
Wednesday, June 7, at 7 PM, Plaza Frontenac Cinema Poland; in English and Polish with English subtitles; 112...
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FANNY’S JOURNEY – St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Review
Sunday, June 4, at 7 PM, Plaza Frontenac Cinema Belgium; in French and German with English subtitles; 94...
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KEEP QUIET – St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Review
Thursday, June 8, at 1 PM, Plaza Frontenac Cinema England/Hungary; in English and Hungarian with English subtitles; 92...
