When Daniel Day-Lewis announced his return to acting for the first time since Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, the industry reacted with cautious excitement. Not that anyone in their right mind feared his otherworldly skill had atrophied in his absence. Rather, it was the impetus. It’s impossible to fault him for coming out of retirement […]
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The Whale Review
Based on a play by Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale sees Darren Aronofsky team up with A24 for an intimate drama.Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is a morbidly obese English lecturer who teaches college level courses online. He is grieving for his boyfriend, Alan and his only friend is Liz (Hong Chau), a nurse and Alan’s sister. When Charlie […]
She Said Review
The exposure of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse and his conviction shook Hollywood to its core. The story about how the New York Times exposed the powerful movie mogul gets told in She’s Said. Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) is a journalist at the New York Times who receives a tip that some famous actresses in Hollywood had been […]



