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Review of Widows (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 07 Nov 2018

Widows' stellar cast offers a refreshing take on old gangster/heist stories…

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Review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 07 Nov 2018

The Coen Bros…

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Review of Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

Fifty Shades Freed clearly wants to be abused, mocked and ridiculed by the audience…

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Review of First Man (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

With its effective combination of a moving personal story with a stunning human triumph, achieved through dedicated filmmaking, one could fairly…

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Review of A Star Is Born (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

Lady Gaga's singing talents are majestically showcased in this familiar but nevertheless moving film, an amazing directorial debut for Bradley Cooper…

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Review of If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

If Beale Street Could Talk is a beautiful film about two particular individuals in love, that simultaneously reaches successfully to be about…

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Review of Venom (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

Venom poisons the well of its own goodwill by a series of misfiring, illogical plot points and lack of respect for its own universe's rules…

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Review of Arrival (2016)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

Arrival is genius technical filmmaking combined with a profound message -- that we are happy because we choose to live life despite its inevitability…

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Review of Trumbo (2007)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 02 Nov 2018

Movie and history buffs will be immersed in this pointed and reference-filled exploration of one of the most infamous chapters in Hollywood…

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Review of Trumbo (2015)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 02 Nov 2018

Movie and history buffs will be immersed in this pointed and reference-filled exploration of one of the most infamous chapters in Hollywood…

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Review of The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

Entertaining but because the story is now in the hands of Hollywood, Girl in the Spider's Web lacks the essential elements - the anti-establishment…

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Review of Hunter Killer (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 02 Nov 2018

Hunter Killer fails to bring anything new into a genre that is uninterested in novelty and cares only about mindless explosions…

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Review of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 01 Nov 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody delivers a paint by numbers but nonetheless captivating and even emotionally uplifting rendition of Queen's and Freddie Mercury's…

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Review of Roma (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 01 Nov 2018

If you appreciate the exquisite, melancholy beauty of the lives that bookend Roma-that bookend our collective stories-you will never forget this film…

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Review of Halloween (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 01 Nov 2018

The new Halloween does a decent enough job of essentially remaking the original with modifications to fit modern, bloodier tastes, and some…

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Review of Boy Erased (2018)

By J. Don Birnam (36) for Splash Report (34) on 31 Oct 2018

The film is messy at first but pitch-perfect in its second half, featuring a story demanding to be told with moving performances by a stellar cast…

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