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Movie Review

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GETTING OUT

At the Movies: ‘Suicide Squad’ Box-Office Death

By Megan Bianco After nearly a decade of Marvel’s cinematic universe breaking through to mega success, the superhero hype has been dying down a lot…

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At the Movies: ‘The Big Short’ Long on Stock Market Literacy

By Megan Bianco Lately there has been a growing trend of biopics centered on white, middle-age, scumbag businessmen making shady business decisions to benefit themselves….

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At the Movies: ‘Everest’ Visuals Thrill, Storytelling Falls Short

By Megan Bianco During a period where movie studios are experimenting with releasing some of their films on VOD at the same time as they’re…

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At the Movies: Magic Mike XXL Isn’t Big on Story

By Megan Bianco The sequel to Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike is given the amusing title Magic Mike XXL, not even bothering to be subtle about…

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At the Movies: ‘Jurassic World’ Story Falls Short, Dinos Delight

By Megan Bianco Currently holding the record as the most successful Friday opening in movie history, Jurassic World is one of many franchise revivals this…

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At the Movies: For Romance and Drama Stay ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’

By Megan Bianco For a book written in 1874, the tone and morals of Thomas Hardy’s story, Far from the Madding Crowd, feel remarkably modern….

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At the Movies: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ a Slow Start to Summer

By Megan Bianco One of the biggest difficulties in filmmaking is creating a sequel equally as good as the original. With the second Avengers film…

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At the Movies: ‘Ex-Machina’ Quiet but Thrilling

By Megan Bianco Only three weeks before the highly hyped Avengers: Age of Ultron is released, comes another sci-fi trip with an artificial intelligence theme….

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At the Movies: ‘While We’re Young’ Premise Getting Old

By Megan Bianco There can be a fine line between self-awareness and parodying one’s own work when a filmmaker continues to use the same niche…

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At the Movies: In ‘Song One,’ Music is Star

By Megan Bianco A year ago at the Sundance Film Festival, the indie romance drama, Song One premiered. What originally began as a music-centered project between…

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At the Movies: ‘Blue Jasmine’ Shines

By Megan Bianco It’s interesting how a filmmaker as inconsistent and experimental as Woody Allen can toss out a hit simply by not casting himself….

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