All posts by Cate Marquis
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MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS – Review
There is a quote near beginning of the documentary MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS from...
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Review
BLADE RUNNER 2049, director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER, is a visual feast, a cinematic...
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VICTORIA AND ABDUL – Review
Director Stephen Frears’ funny, charming VICTORIA AND ABDUL was inspired by a real event late in the life...
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DOLORES – Review
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the National Farm Workers Union, the person who coined the phrase “Yes, We Can”...
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STRONGER – Review
“Boston Strong” is the phrase that came out of the remarkable, resilient response of the people of Boston...
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COLUMBUS – Review
COLUMBUS is not a film about the Italian explorer but about an American city named for him. No,...
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POLINA – Review
The French and Russian languages drama POLINA is a coming-of-age story about a promising young Russian ballerina named...
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MOTHER! – Review
Darren Aronofsky’s new film MOTHER! is a nightmare of a movie, but it is intended to be. It...
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CROWN HEIGHTS – Review
CROWN HEIGHTS is a gripping thriller/drama based on the true story of a teenage immigrant from Trinidad accused...
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PATTI CAKE$ – Review
It used to be “can a white boy sing the blues,” but now it is “can a white...
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STEP – Review
The inspirational documentary STEP follows a girls’ step dance team at a Baltimore charter high school, both in...
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THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE – Review
THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE brings back the characters of the 2014 animated film THE NUT...
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THE DARK TOWER – Review
THE DARK TOWER attempts to condense Stephen King’s wide-ranging epic book series of good versus evil into a...
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DETROIT – Review
In DETROIT, director Kathryn Bigelow spotlights the civil unrest that shook Detroit in the summer of 1967, and...
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CITY OF GHOSTS (2017) – Review
In March 2014, the military group calling itself the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, took over the...
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THE MIDWIFE – Review
Two great Catherines – Deneuve and Frot – star in THE MIDWIFE, a thoughtful French-language tale of family,...
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ATOMIC BLONDE – Review
Yes, no doubt about it: Charlize Theron as a cool, efficient spy in ATOMIC BLONDE makes James Bond...
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LADY MACBETH – Review
Director William Oldroyd’s LADY MACBETH is not Shakespeare but it is certainly Shakespearean in its bloody mix of...
