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This year, for some reason more than others, I felt compelled to check out as many Oscar-likely films as I could squeeze in. Working, parenting, adulting - it's hard to find the time. But there are a few noteworthy flicks to check out, if you get around to it.- Marriage Story. The story is sad. ...

Warm up to these Oscar contenders & more

The holidays are over and so, too, the holiday blockbusters - Frozen 2, Rise of Skywalker, Little Women, Jumanji - are moving on.Now comes the hybrid winter awards season, where the peer-honored niche films gain enough buzz to go on a wide release pattern.Based on the crafts (Producers Guild, ...

‘Dark Waters,’ ‘Bombshell’ compelling exposés

Tragically, you have seen the essence of "Deep Water" in "Erin Brockovich," "Class Action," "North Country," and "A Civil Action," in which a large corporation gaslights residents for decades concerning the safety (actually lack thereof) of emissions (be they air or water). Likely "Deep Water" ...

‘Frozen 2’ may dominate winter box office

Fans of Elsa and Anna have waited since 2013 for a new full-length adventure. The "Frozen" sequel out mid-November appears to have less Princess identity crisis and a full blown Marvel-esque epic adventure. A few writers who have seen portions of the sequel have speculated it is better than the ...

The Zombie bashers return

Ten years after a zombie apocalypse, history stands still. Somehow, the quartet of original comedic zombie bashers returns intact for "Zombieland: Double Tap," which adds hippies, monster trucks, hunter zombies, and a blonde, wide-eyed "valley girl" named Madison (Zoey Deutch) arriving to ...

Stallone returns with grit and gore in ‘Rambo Last Blood’

Before effects could endear superheroes routinely with advanced super powers, moviegoers cheered other humans empowered with extraordinary strength, and reflexes.Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin), a cross between an underdog crusader and diversity spreading martial arts guru, dominated the 1970s ...

Fall 2019 movie previews

Brace yourself superhero fans and space franchise aficionados, your cinematic horizons are lean, that is unless you're privy to exploring expanded universes and newly introduced characters.After "The Joker" stars Joaquin Phoenix in a captivating look at the super-villain's dissent from failed ...

Controversial film postponed in light of violence

Editor's note: The views expressed in Graffiti are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of Graffiti, its editors or staff."The Hunt" has been tracked, trashed and degraded. It's made an "enemy" of Fox News and its viewers - based on two 30-second ...

Tarantino’s Hollywood love story true to form

Quentin Tarantino has gone from reinvented westerns to stretching slasher torture techniques a step behind exploitation, where a gasp shock at the "Hostel" comes close to "Mark of the Devil's" grab the provided emergency cleanliness bag.Alluring Leonardo DiCaprio, as Rick Dalton, former star ...

‘Shaft’ gets updated for millenial generation

Isaac Hayes took home a Grammy and an Oscar for his hybrid jazzy score where "they are talking about Shaft.......we can dig it.""Shaft's" millennial reinvention accomplishes a societal paradox --- bringing three generations together, mostly in a comedic vein.John Shaft, Jr. (Jessie T. Usher) ...