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2 Film Critics: Top 10 for 2020
In spite of being deprived of theaters, it was a good year for film. We saw only two of these in theaters (and now even […]
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When it comes to refugees in the US, there are some poignant narratives. Buffalo alone has countless success stories spearheaded by its refugee community. At […]
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The moral core is slow in coming in this film version of August Wilson’s 1982 play, the first of his 10-play “Pittsburgh Cycle” about black […]
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Five Cent Cine (At Home): The Favourite
The trailer markets “The Favourite” as British court farce, with clips of lavishly dressed scene-eaters. Ever-challenging director Yorgos Lanthimos, however, turns the genre on its […]
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If there was ever a rock star that would make for an outrageous film character, it would have to be Rick James. The legendary Buffalo […]
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Five Cent Cine (At Home): Mangrove
“Mangrove” is the first of five BBC-produced TV films by director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave,” 2014 Oscar for Best Picture), who turns his […]
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Five Cent Cine (At Home): Mank
The theme of monkeys runs through “Mank,” most pointedly when William Randolph Hearst (he of newspaper fame) explains the story of the monkey and the […]