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      Harriet: A Beautifully-Made and Compelling Biopic

      October 31, 2019

      Joker: A Shocking and Darkly-Humorous Origin Story

      October 4, 2019

      The Winners of the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

      September 23, 2019

      X-Men: Dark Phoenix: A Sad End for a Once-Great Series (Blu-ray)

      September 16, 2019

      The Winners of the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys (Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series/TV Movies, Misc.)

      September 16, 2019

      Dark Phoenix: A Fine Start Falls Prey to a Monotonous Climax

      June 8, 2019

      The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part: A Not-As-Awesome Follow-Up (Blu-ray)

      May 6, 2019

      Gotham: Season Five: A Disappointing End to a Fascinating Experiment

      April 29, 2019

      Avengers: Endgame: A Thrilling and Emotionally-Satisfying Conclusion

      April 27, 2019

      The Walking Dead: Season Nine: New Showrunner, Same Problems

      April 2, 2019

      Parasite Named Best Film of 2019 by Los Angeles Critics

      December 8, 2019

      Parasite Named Best Picture of 2019 by The New York Film Critics Online

      December 7, 2019

      The New York Film Critics Circle Names The Irishman Best Film of 2019

      December 4, 2019

      The National Board of Review Names The Irishman Best Film of 2019

      December 3, 2019

      Terminator: Dark Fate: A Thrilling Sequel Held Back by a Familiar Story

      October 31, 2019

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      Dunkirk: A Visceral Experience of Technical Brilliance (Blu-ray)

      December 19, 2017

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      by Jeff Beck

      The Film:

      The release of a Christopher Nolan film has become nothing short of an event. There are very few directors working today who command such respect, but ever since he made it big with “Batman Begins” (while many others knew him well before that for his brilliant...

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      Dunkirk Comes to Digital HD December 12th and Blu-ray/DVD December 19th

      October 24, 2017

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      by Jeff Beck

      This past July, Christopher Nolan's latest opus, "Dunkirk," opened to astounding reviews. Telling the story of the brave soldiers who were trapped on Dunkirk beach in World War II and the desperate attempts to evacuate them, the film was strongly praised as an immersiv...

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      Theatrical Reviews

      Dunkirk: Technically Brilliant, but with a Narrative Drawback

      July 24, 2017

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      by Jeff Beck

      The release of a Christopher Nolan film has become nothing short of an event. There are very few directors working today who command such respect, but ever since he made it big with “Batman Begins” (while many others knew him well before that for his brilliant “Memento...

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      First Reviews for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk Are In

      July 17, 2017

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      by Jeff Beck

      We had already seen that the early social media reactions to Christopher Nolan's latest opus, "Dunkirk," had been extremely positive, but today finally saw the lifting of the review embargo, giving us a much more detailed look at what critics have been saying thus far....

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      Blu-ray Reviews

      Mad Max: Fury Road (Black & Chrome Edition): Brilliantly Made, but Lacking in Story and Characters (Blu-ray)

      December 5, 2016

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      by Jeff Beck

      The Film:

      “Mad Max: Fury Road” has been nothing short of a cinematic phenomenon for 2015. It has been one of the highest praised films of the year, not only in the action genre, but for all films in general. With so much love for it, as usual, we must ask the important...

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      Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk Gets Its First Teaser

      August 5, 2016

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      by Jeff Beck

      After having massive success with "Inception," Interstellar," and, of course, "The Dark Knight Trilogy," there were many who wondered just what kind of project Christopher Nolan would choose to take on next. Would it be another comic book film? Another science-fiction...

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      Theatrical Reviews

      The Revenant: A Beautifully Epic Tale of Survival and Revenge

      December 25, 2015

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      by Jeff Beck

      There must have been several people who thought that Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was mad for wanting to try and make something like “The Revenant.” I imagine the reaction to him wanting to go off into the Canadian wilderness and film under very specific conditions for...

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      Blu-ray Reviews

      Mad Max: Fury Road: Brilliantly Made, but Lacking in Story and Characters (Blu-ray)

      August 31, 2015

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      by Jeff Beck

      The Film:

      “Mad Max: Fury Road” has been nothing short of a cinematic phenomenon for 2015. It has been one of the highest praised films of the year, not only in the action genre, but for all films in general. With so much love for it, as usual, we must ask the important...

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