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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Starring: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Director: Tim Burton Rated PG-13 Running Time 104 Minutes Grade B- For better or (usually) for worse, sequels have always been a byproduct of the Hollywood ecosystem. “The Fall of a Nation” became the first film called a sequel in 1916, following the success […]

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TIFF23

TIFF23: Day 1

Each year, The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) provides a platform for the fall and winter debuting films eager to become awards contenders. It’s also a swell of unpurchased smaller films looking for distribution. In its 48th year, TIFF is one of the largest film festivals in the world. It showcases well over 200 films

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Worth

Erin Brockovich and Worth are based on true stories about lawyers fighting for plaintiffs who have suffered horrible losses. Worth, the new film from Sara Colangelo, is certainly within her wheelhouse of dramas about grief. She previously directed Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Kindergarten Teacher and Elizabeth Banks in Little Accidents. Her latest for Netflix takes

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The Protege

There is a clever premise to this action thriller:  It’s about “finding things that don’t want to be found.” Little references to this pop up throughout the story, always in different contexts, a testament to the skillful work of director Martin Campbell and writer Richard Wenk.  The story begins a little murky, jumping around from Viet Nam, Bucharest,

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The Founder

There isn’t any brilliant filmmaking here, Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) doesn’t land the performance of the year. “The Founder” instead works as a pure interest story, shedding light of the history of America’s most popular restaurant, McDonalds. John Lee Hancock is known for such family feelers as “Saving Mr. Banks” (exposing Walt Disney, it was a

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