Unblockable Crane Kick of Nostalgia: A Review of Cobra Kai
As a child of the late 80’s, The Karate Kid is a movie I’ve watched and re-watched dozens of times. From first viewing, I identified with Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio)
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Avengers: Infinity War Delivers All the Thrills
It’s a love/hate thing with myself and the superhero movie. The first movie I ever viewed as a kid was Superman III (which featured Richard Pryor falling off of a
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To See or Not to See: Replay
Loss, forgiveness, and love are the centerpieces of the brilliantly-done one-woman play Replay. Written and performed by Nicola Wren and directed by George Chilcott, Replay‘s U.S. premiere is at the
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To See or Not to See: Escape to Margaritaville
Escape to Margaritaville was made purely for entertainment. It’s the kind of feel-good, fluffy piece that not only Jimmy Buffett fans will love, but also all those out-of-towners looking for
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To See or Not to See: Children of a Lesser God
There is a moment, in this revival, where one of the main characters describes deafness as a “silence filled with sound.” The struggle for a hearing person to understand that sentiment (and
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Into the Okavango
National Geographic Documentary Films screened Into the Okavango at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. The documentary follows an expedition down the Okavango River in Africa. Dr. Steve Boyes leads a
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is a classic piece of literature for a reason: it is a timeless and universal portrait of women. Written by a woman about women in
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Sweetbitter
The hit novel, Sweetbitter, makes its way to the small screen, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. Writer Stephanie Danler is a writer and producer on the new Starz series
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: All These Small Moments
Writer-director Melissa Miller Costanzo’s feature film debut, All These Small Moments, is an exploration of the moments that define what a person is. Teenager Howie (Brendan Meyer) is trying to get
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Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Disobedience
Disobedience is Chilean director Sebastián Lelio’s first English language film. He’s the 2017 winner of Best Forieng Language Film (for A Fantastic Woman) so the film itself is really well
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