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Late Night is a believable portrayal of a TV talk show

It's hard out there for a female late night talk show host, particularly since there are hardly any out there. The post Late Night is a believable portrayal of a TV talk show appeared first on...

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Can an anthology movie live up to its individual parts?

Back in the early 2000s, horror director, Mick Garris put together an anthology television show, Masters Of Horror. The post Can an anthology movie live up to its individual parts? appeared first on...

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Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing still resonates today

For a good while now, I've been allowed to write article upon article about movies. In the articles, I usually reference or outright mention the 1984 film Gremlins, citing it as my favorite movie of...

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All the Fourth of July movies you didn’t know you needed

Let's celebrate by lighting sticks of mini-dynamite and blow our fingers off with glee. Or we could just play it safe and watch movies that remind us of our hallowed holiday via references or just...

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Is Hollywood incapable of producing original works?

Too Old to Die Young is an Amazon Original Series that, before it came out, I (and about 172 other demented people) was really looking forward to because of the madman behind it, director Nicholas...

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On the eve of Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time, a look back at other films of the...

As we slowly crawl toward the end of another July, we can survey what has dominated our cinematic head spaces ... that is if you're into that sorta thing. The post On the eve of Tarantino’s Once Upon a...

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Hank the Cat issues his review of the new Cats trailer

Hello. My name is Hank. I'm a cat. The post Hank the Cat issues his review of the new Cats trailer appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

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Brian Banks is a compelling story that would have made a better documentary

Based on a true story, Brian Banks is about a teen who, just before being set to enroll at USC on a football scholarship, was falsely accused of raping a high school classmate in 2002. The post Brian...

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A look at the “way too real” 1982 film Out of the Blue

In Neil Young's "Hey Hey, My My," he says "there's more to the picture than meets the eye." That line perfectly describes Dennis Hopper's third film, Out of the Blue. The post A look at the “way too...

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First look: Righteous Gemstones brings schlongs, saving, and a little bit of...

Our take on the first episode of Righteous Gemstones, airing this Sun. Aug. 18. The post First look: Righteous Gemstones brings schlongs, saving, and a little bit of heart to a TV near you appeared...

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New documentary looks at one of Leonard Cohen’s loves

The universe would be a little less colorful if it wasn't for Marianne Ihlen, the person who inspired a young poet named Leonard Cohen to write. The post New documentary looks at one of Leonard Cohen’s...

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We chat with the comedian, actor, and film enthusiast Patton Oswalt

This Thursday, the comedian, actor, writer, and film enthusiast Patton Oswalt will visit our fair city when he brings his stand-up act to The North Charleston Performing Arts Center. If you haven't...

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Cats is a pretty bad movie, even if you're a cat

My roommate Kevin and I rarely get out to the cinema to see movies ... but I finally snuck myself into the Terrace to see the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. How I got in, I'll...

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Cats is a pretty bad movie, even if you're a cat

My roommate Kevin and I rarely get out to the cinema to see movies ... but I finally snuck myself into the Terrace to see the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. How I got in, I'll...

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1917 is so technically stunning that you may be taken out of the narrative

Ever since Alfred Hitchcock made 1948's Rope, a murder mystery edited to appear as if it had been shot in one take, filmmakers have attempted to repeat or top that experiment by employing bigger...

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1917 is so technically stunning that you may be taken out of the narrative

Ever since Alfred Hitchcock made 1948's Rope, a murder mystery edited to appear as if it had been shot in one take, filmmakers have attempted to repeat or top that experiment by employing bigger...

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The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson movie is as gross as you'd think

This week, I chose to give into my worst instincts and watch the VOD equivalent of an online troll. That movie was The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. The movie has been a lightning rod for criticism...

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The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson movie is as gross as you'd think

This week, I chose to give into my worst instincts and watch the VOD equivalent of an online troll. That movie was The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. The movie has been a lightning rod for criticism...

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The Gentlemen reaches for, but never quite touches, the brilliance of...

"Not too bad" is how I'd describe Guy Ritchie's return to the British gangster genre that made him famous. The Gentlemen is not as engaging as Snatch or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels but still,...

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The Gentlemen reaches for, but never quite touches, the brilliance of...

"Not too bad" is how I'd describe Guy Ritchie's return to the British gangster genre that made him famous. The Gentlemen is not as engaging as Snatch or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels but still,...

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