All posts by Cate Marquis
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HACKSAW RIDGE – Review
HACKSAW RIDGE tells the true story of Private Desmond Doss, a medic who won the Congressional Medal...
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SLIFF 2016 Review – DEMIMONDE
DEMIMONDE screens Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:00pm and Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 9:00pm as part of this year’s St....
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CHRISTINE – Review
In CHRISTINE, Rebecca Hall gives a gripping performance as Christine Chubbuck, an ambitious 29-year-old TV reporter under...
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AQUARIUS – Review
Sonia Braga is marvelous as Clara, an iron-willed 65-year-old retired music critic who refuses to be forced...
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JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK – Review
Tom Cruise brings back his military action character Jack Reacher in JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK. With...
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Throwback Thursday: “Bad Labor – No Coffee Break” Movies
Hollywood is filled with movies honoring working people and labor unions. I like labor unions but not everyone does...
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A MAN CALLED OVE – Review
In the Swedish dark comedy A MAN CALLED OVE, director/scriptwriter Hannes Holm takes us on a roller-coaster trip...
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THE ACCOUNTANT – Review
Ben Affleck plays an accountant with some special skills and special challenges in the mystery/action thriller THE ACCOUNTANT....
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THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN – Review
The big screen adaptation of the bestselling THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN has been subject of considerable buzz,...
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COME WHAT MAY – Review
In an unusual take on the World War II movie, French director Christian Carion focuses on a group...
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MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN – Review
Tim Burton’s MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN is the director’s freshest and most original film in years,...
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STORKS – Review
STORKS takes the old myth of storks delivering babies as a starting point for an animated action/adventure comedy,...
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MISS SHARON JONES – Review
You may not have heard of soul singer Sharon Jones but you may have heard her catchy, bluesy...
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SNOWDEN – Review
Depending on your point-of-view, Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor. When whistle-blower Snowden leaked documents to...
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Top Lists: The Other Kind of Labor Movies
Last weekend, we honored Labor Day with a list of films celebrating labor unions and working people. But...
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SULLY – Review
Most of us remember the “Miracle on the Hudson,” the remarkable event on January 15, 2009, in which...
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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS – Review
The lushly beautiful THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS is a three-hankie historic drama set on the coast of Western...
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EQUITY – Review
EQUITY is a film about Wall Street but not the usual kind. For one thing, it is about...
