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Review of In the Heights (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 21 May 2021

With a musical that doesn’t shy away from tackling issues of racism and immigration, viewers will find themselves immersed in a song-filled,…

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Review of A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 18 May 2021

The sci-fi survival horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II doesn’t quite live up to the refreshing feel or innovative novelty of the original…

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Review of The Woman in the Window (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 13 May 2021

An all-star slow-burn mystery for much of its 102-minute runtime until it suddenly decides to become a vomitous reveal-fest doling out all…

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Review of Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 12 May 2021

[Jolie] does what she can with the throwback role, though it’s the least of the film’s problems, with an unfocused plot, painfully dull…

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Review of Voyagers (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 07 Apr 2021

The movie throws in a little murder mystery and an alien-invasion angle with its coming-of-age themes, features a host of up-and-coming stars…

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Review of Nobody (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 22 Mar 2021

Nobody fails to break a bunch of new ground transforming another normal guy into a murder machine although Odenkirk's presence does give the…

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Review of Coming 2 America (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 04 Mar 2021

The follow-up is a toothless, fleetingly funny revisit with some moments of greatness yet too much of the same old story to feel fresh…

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Review of Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Mar 2021

The film wrestles with tonal inconsistencies but features fantastic action scenes to go with a touching underlying narrative about the power of trust…

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Review of The Father (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Feb 2021

Sneakily utilizing production design and uncanny good editing, The Father fascinatingly puts the viewer in the same state of distress as its…

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Review of I Care a Lot (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 19 Feb 2021

On one hand, the core conceit – about elderly people suffering thanks to crooks and legal loopholes – is upsetting and infuriating on the…

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Review of The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 19 Feb 2021

Even with its imperfections, “Billie Holiday” tells a needed story and along the way introduces a bright new Hollywood star to watch…

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Review of Minari (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 10 Feb 2021

In creating the film, Chung pulled from his own childhood growing up in Arkansas, and Minari works because it feels so personal as you root…

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Review of Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Feb 2021

“Black Messiah” satisfies both as tense thriller and insightful period piece featuring two of the most captivating actors in Hollywood,…

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Review of The Little Things (2021)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 26 Jan 2021

The movie's exploration of obsession and a sliding scale of what’s right vs…

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Review of Promising Young Woman (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 14 Jan 2021

Promising Young Woman is a deliciously dark and wonderful combo of style, substance and artfully utilized pop jams…

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Review of Soul (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 29 Dec 2020

Soul is a jazzy and profound riff on humanity and the hereafter, an entertaining, exuberant effort about our existence with comedic shenanigans,…

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Review of Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 15 Dec 2020

Wonder Woman 1984 is director/co-writer Patty Jenkins’ much lighter, somewhat campy follow up to her World War I-set 2017 hit film, though…

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Review of News of the World (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 11 Dec 2020

The palpable chemistry between Hanks and Zengel helps the odd friendship to blossom on screen…

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Review of The Midnight Sky (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 09 Dec 2020

The Midnight Sky doesn’t always have the smoothest storytelling, yet in Clooney’s capable directing hands, the film’s emotional core…

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Review of The Prom (2020)

By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Dec 2020

The Prom is an exuberant love letter to Broadway’s “Let’s put on a show…

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