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Top Gun: Maverick 2022
THE CAST
Let us hold the line on Tom Cruise for the moment. There are other people in Top Gun Maverick and they break down into two camps: the older characters who are either part of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's past (Jennifer Connelly who is terrific in a solidly written role and Val Kilmer whose presence packs something of an emotional punch) or are members of the establishment he so rails against (Ed Harris in little more than a cameo and Jon Hamm…
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Black Widow 2021
THE CAST
Led by a more than competent Scarlett Johansson, the cast of Black Widow is one of the best reasons to see the movie. Johansson owns the role and is terrific as Black Widow but the revelation here is Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, a woman who considers herself Natasha’s sister. Pugh elevates every scene she is in, and the movie is good enough that it does not need much elevation. She is terrific and ready to move on…Translated from by
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Rocketman 2019
Taron Egerton has arrived. Make no mistake about this point. Following his work as Elton John in the explosive, propulsive and ebullient Rocketman, Egerton leaps from nice actor to leading man.
"Leaps" is it the correct verb.
His work in the movie will, likely, be endlessly compared to Rami Malek's as Freddie Mercury in last year's Bohemian Rhapsody. Obviously, Malek was terrific (and took home the Best Actor Academy Award) but Egerton goes him one better. In Bohemian Rhapsody Malek…
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020
Let’s begin here: I am a giant Aaron Sorkin fan. I have enjoyed all his works in film or on television. From Sports Night to The West Wing to Studio 60 and The Newsroom to A Few Good Men, The American President, The Social Network, Steve Jobs, Molly’s Game and more, I am always eager to watch what he’s written and, lately, directed. Sorkin’s writing has a cadence and a wit that some find artificial and off-putting. I understand that…
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