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An intimate and revealing portrait shot over two years, The Weird World of Blowfly examines Clarence Reid’s personal and professional contradictions, explores his legacy and celebrates his musical and cultural significance as a rap and soul music legend.
The Whistleblower stars Rachel Weisz as a United Nations peacekeeper who discovers that folks in suits are up to no good.
Blake Edwards proves that he was a more diverse filmmaker than perhaps he is given credit for. Sure, he can still whip out the laughs like few other directors could, but there’s a lot more substance here as well showing a deeper mind at work.
An intimate, albeit uneventful, story filled with flashy graphics but not a lot of substance.
Combining honest commentary with archival footage, Waking Sleeping Beauty offers a refreshing look at a side large companies often steer clear of.
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Although not horrible, it’s also a bit of a moral mess at times that is far too predictable, even when you look at it as a relatively harmless family film.
[Bell] carries a classic presence and charm that is tough not to like. Yet, at the same time, she does so with a little spunk and sass.
Told from the insider’s perspective of Harry Warner’s granddaughter Cass Warner, comes a slightly Michael Moore-esque look at the establishment of the Warner empire in Hollywood.
Finally, a solid film in which the Amazon’s story can be told to current audiences.
Simplicity and complexity harmonize together in cinematic zen in the instant-classic WALL-E, a film that uses technical prowess to tell a straight-forward yet far-reaching story.
