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REVIEW: Peter Dinklage Breaks Hearts, Takes Names in Gorgeous ‘Cyrano’
The latest take on a classic tale makes the most of its great talent while hampered by modern studio expectations.

Ethan Rice
Apr 28, 20223 min read
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REVIEW: Kenneth Branagh Finally Sets Sail For His Second Case As Hercule Poirot
After five years of anticipation, is Branagh's latest turn behind the mustache worth the wait?

Ethan Rice
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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REVIEW: Creative Ego Gets In the Way of a Good Story in 'Being the Ricardos'
Francis Ford Coppola made ‘Jack.” David Fincher made ‘Alien 3.’ Stephen Spielberg did '1941.’ Al Pacino dressed up in a donut-lined suit...

Ethan Rice
Feb 9, 20223 min read
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REVIEW: 'The Wheel of Time' Spins An Epic Saga Into Motion
It’s been two years since the final credits faded to black on Game of Thrones. In the time since then, we’ve seen a mad rush to try and...

Ethan Rice
Dec 22, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: 'Eternals': The Critics Must Be Crazy
Marvel has gone to the stars plenty of times before. But this year, they went Cosmic with a capital C when Jack Kirby’s most ethereal of...

Ethan Rice
Nov 21, 20214 min read
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REVIEW: This Fall, Cozy Up To 'Only Murders In The Building'
Boosted by a powerful trio of detectives, Hulu's latest hit is the perfect mystery for your spooky season viewing.

Ethan Rice
Oct 11, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: 'Shang-Chi' is a Thrilling Vision of What Makes Marvel Great and What Could Make it Better
Marvel debuts its newest hero with a top tier origin that shines thanks to its stars and freedom to bring new style to the MCU table.

Ethan Rice
Sep 15, 20215 min read
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REVIEW: 'Black Widow' sends off an original Avenger with a 21-pose salute
Natasha Romanoff is a decade overdue for a solo feature, but this year it finally arrived. How does it stack up against her fellow Avengers?

Ethan Rice
Aug 29, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: With 'Luca,' Pixar Makes Magic From the Simplest Ingredients
Thanks to *gestures vaguely at everything that happened the past year* Supreme Emperor of Animation Pixar Studios had not one but two new...

Ethan Rice
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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WHAT WENT WRONG: Daenerys Targaryen
“For the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.” When the music stops, we look at what went wrong.

Ethan Rice
Jun 25, 20216 min read
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REVIEW: 'Nobody' Is an Exhilarating but Forgettable Return to the Theater
Once the novelty of returning to the theater becomes normalcy once more, I doubt there will be much left to remember “Nobody” for.

Ethan Rice
May 29, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: 'Falcon and Winter Soldier' Hit Target but Fall for Mission Creep
Marvel's latest Disney+ hit delivers on action and chemistry from its stars, but loses site of its own endgame.

Ethan Rice
May 4, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: WandaVision's Winning Story Gets Hexed By Misguided Media Hype
The final chapter has closed on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first Disney+ series and now, as I catch up on the skeletons of reviews...

Ethan Rice
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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REVIEW: Wonder Woman Lassoes Lightning, Just Misses Target
After a year free of superhero movies (save the ignominious release of ‘The New Mutants’) Warner Brothers finally released Wonder Woman...

Ethan Rice
Mar 2, 20214 min read
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REVIEW: Soul
So good that I watched an entire movie in which jazz was a central plot point and didn’t make a single Bee Movie “Ya Like Jazz?” joke.

Ethan Rice
Jan 2, 20213 min read
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REVIEW: Jingle Jangle
“Jingle Jangle” is the story of a brilliant toymaker and inventor – Jeronicus Jangle - and the granddaughter who helps him reclaim his joy.

Ethan Rice
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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On Thanksgiving, 'Patriotic Education' and the Holes in Our History
The dystopian propagandist connotations of ‘patriotic education’ aside – the purpose of education is to construe facts, not dictate personal

Ethan Rice
Dec 4, 20204 min read
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REVIEW: Truth Seekers
7 years after “The World’s End” left theaters, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have re-teamed for “Truth Seekers,” an Amazon Prime Original Series

Ethan Rice
Nov 19, 20203 min read
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REVIEW: Welcome to the Blumhouse
Creaking open Amazon’s door on Halloween night will reveal "Welcome to the Blumhouse," a mix of tricks and treats.

Ethan Rice
Oct 30, 20203 min read
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REVIEW: Hubie Halloween
The fatal flaw of “Hubie Halloween” is fairly simple – Overdoing everything but the two things it is expected to deliver: Horror and comedy.

Ethan Rice
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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