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By William Earl According To The variety Dan Berk and Robert Olsen grew up obsessed with the golden era of ’80s action movies, worshipping box office […]

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Slanted’ Review: Extreme Makeover Satire Critiques Lopsided Beauty Standards Through Asian Eyes

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By Peter Debruge According To The variety If high school is a popularity contest — the mistaken-priorities assumption that drives writer-director Amy Wang’s SXSW-winning assimilation satire “Slanted” — […]

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Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna’ Review: A Fascinating Probe Into the Death of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

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By Joe Leydon According To The variety During my interview a while back with a director of small-budget Westerns, he explained to me that if you […]

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Matthew McConaughey on Returning to Acting After a Six-Year Hiatus With ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ and Why His Season of ‘True Detective’ Is the Best

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By Brent Lang According To The variety On the first day shooting “The Rivals of Amziah King,” Matthew McConaughey, his right eye swollen from a bee sting, […]