Spotlight: Setting the Truth Free (Oscar Spotlight: Best Picture)

When Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) becomes the new editor of?The Boston Globe, he pushes investigative journalist Robby Robinson (Michael Keaton) to explore the accusations of lawyer Mitch Garabedian (Stanley Tucci). Garabedian has gone public, saying that the Catholic church and local authorities have covered up accusations of child abuse by a local priest. Robinson is…

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Where To Invade Next?

Real superheroes are most beloved when they?say what’s on their mind unapologetically and, preferably with humour. ?Thankfully, we finally have one on the big screen in a big way. But forget the Merc with the Mouth. Personally, I’m far more grateful for the return of the Man with the Mic. Say what you will about…

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Forsaken: Fighting for Forever

  “You don’t have to do this.” “I know… but we both know I’m going to.” Directed by Jon Cassar (24),?Forsaken?tells the story of John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland), a man who left the family plantation over a decade ago. Having built a reputation as a killer, John Henry’s return is less than celebrated, especially…

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not knee-jerking over Deadpool (or in general)

what do you think the “typical Christian review” of Deadpool?is like? [Google if you wish?. . go ahead, i’ll wait] perhaps you correctly predicted that many “Christian reviews” focus?on its rating [UNNECESSARY SPOILER: Deadpool is?unabashedly R-rated, prolifically profane, conspicuously sex-laden, intentionally?irreverent, vehemently violent, et cetera, et cetera] in fact, maybe surprisingly, not only are “Christian…

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Steve Jobs: The Measure of a Man (Oscar Spotlight: Best Actor)

I begrudgingly watched?another?Steve Jobs film. Seriously, was there more information to be covered, some new angle to be unveiled? As a matter of fact, there was. Thanks to Danny Boyle’s (Sunshine, 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire)?direction and Michael Fassbender’s nuanced performance,?Steve Jobs?is a worthy Academy Award nominee with Fassbender’s portrayal of Jobs at its center. While…

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