1. I've never read the book Fifty Shades of Grey, but I'm fairly certain this film is the best possible adaptation…
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1. Blackhat plays like a parody of a Michael Mann movie, which is depressing, given that it is a Michael Mann…
Early tomorrow morning, nominations for the 87th Academy Awards will be announced. Now, lately, film writers have…
A couple of years ago, Tommy's mom, Jongin Craggs, emailed me out of the blue. Ms. Craggs, who lives in Champaign,…
Will Leitch, senior writer at Sports On Earth, culture writer for Bloomberg Politics, contributing editor at New York
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