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The Cult of Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise imbues every performance with an exciting amount of personality and charisma. There is no one more fun to watch onscreen on a consistent basis. Yet the world remembers: He still jumped on Oprah’s couch.
Despite a prolific career, years of apologizi...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 183: “The Princess and the Frog”
Ladies and gentlemen, we are almost there! Actually, for longtime listeners, scratch that, we ARE there--we're finally able to talk about the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog on today's episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. If you're new to the show, you might no...
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“Selma”
Note. This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the AFI Fest.
Ava DuVernay’s Selma is a joyful, angry, and sad film-- occasionally all three in the same scene. It’s smart, soulful, and deeply affecting, boasting some truly powerhouse moments and...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 157: “The Hundred-Foot Journey”
Are you hungry for a serious discussion of the new Helen Mirren film? Have you been starving for a debate about the merits of how excitable Oprah Winfrey gets? Have you cleared your plate of big-budget superhero movies in the hopes of something lighter and eas...
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“The Hundred-Foot Journey” A Conventional And Benign Food-Centric Crowd-Pleaser
If we learned anything from food-centric crowd-pleasers like Ratatouille or Chocolat, it's that unexpected challengers will eventually bend uncompromising traditions and satisfy their opponents’ deepest indulgences. In Lasse Hallström’s latest, the characteris...
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