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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

January 20, 2021

  JANUARY 20, 2021 When “The Prom” first opened on Broadway in 2018 with little advance ticket sales and stars who were hardly household names, the show was referred to…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Paul Bettany’s Strong Performance Is Almost Lost Amid the Otherwise Forgettable “Uncle Frank”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Paul Bettany’s Strong Performance Is Almost Lost Amid the Otherwise Forgettable “Uncle Frank”

November 27, 2020

  NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Thirteen years after his most recent film, 2007’s “Towelhead,” Alan Ball returns to feature filmmaking with “Uncle Frank,” a comedy/drama which, like most of his work,…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room: “The Boys in the Band” Is Still Not A Musical

Now Playing In Your Living Room: “The Boys in the Band” Is Still Not A Musical

October 1, 2020

  OCTOBER 1, 2020 One of the great ad lines from the 1970s was the poster for William Friedkin’s film version of the landmark play which proudly touted that “‘The…

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“Portrait of a Lady On Fire” Is a Stunning Gay Drama That Will Leave You Shaken

“Portrait of a Lady On Fire” Is a Stunning Gay Drama That Will Leave You Shaken

December 31, 2019

  DECEMBER 31, 2019 Céline Sciamma’s exquisite drama “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is ostensibly about the nature of art, but it is actually about the nature of love.…

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“Pain and Glory” Is Major Pedro Almodóvar With a Career-Best Performance by Antonio Banderas

“Pain and Glory” Is Major Pedro Almodóvar With a Career-Best Performance by Antonio Banderas

October 30, 2019

  OCTOBER 30, 2019 Pedro Almodóvar is back. “Pain and Glory” is the 21st film by the acclaimed Spanish writer/director who won an Oscar for writing 2002’s “Talk To Her”…

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“Booksmart” Is One of the Funniest Comedies in Ages and One of the Best Films of the Year

“Booksmart” Is One of the Funniest Comedies in Ages and One of the Best Films of the Year

June 12, 2019

  JUNE 12, 2019 There are a number of great “one last party” high school comedies.  “Superbad” is a good example.  “American Graffiti” is even better.  Now comes Olivia Wilde’s…

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“The Favourite”:  A Stunning, Profane and Absolutely Hilarious Glimpse at Palace Life in the 1700s (Plus Rabbits!)

“The Favourite”: A Stunning, Profane and Absolutely Hilarious Glimpse at Palace Life in the 1700s (Plus Rabbits!)

December 13, 2018

DECEMBER 13, 2018 Now to catch you up on what’s going on at the movies, here’s ECT’s guest film critic, Stefon!  So, Stefon, what’s a good movie out there right…

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Joel Edgerton’s “Boy Erased” Is a Powerful Look at the Horrors of Gay Conversion Therapy

Joel Edgerton’s “Boy Erased” Is a Powerful Look at the Horrors of Gay Conversion Therapy

November 29, 2018

  NOVEMBER 29, 2018 2018 has proven to be the autumn of the troubled teen. We’ve had a parade of some of Hollywood’s hottest young actors emoting their best by…

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Melissa McCarthy is Magnificent in the Slyly Heartbreaking “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Melissa McCarthy is Magnificent in the Slyly Heartbreaking “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

November 26, 2018

  NOVEMBER 26, 2018 “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” is one of the funniest films about loneliness that I have seen in…maybe ever. It’s the early 1990s in Manhattan.  The…

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“Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” Definitely Tells All and Names Names

“Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” Definitely Tells All and Names Names

July 31, 2018

  JULY 31, 2018 One of the most welcome surprises of the summer box-office season has been the unexpected resurgence of feature documentaries.  Two upbeat celebrity profiles — “RBG,” a…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

  JANUARY 20, 2021 When “The Prom” first opened on Broadway in 2018 with little…
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  • The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)

    The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)

  • Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” — The Masterwork That Almost Got Away

    Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” — The Masterwork That Almost Got Away

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    Now Playing in Your Living Room: Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy” — How Did It Go So Wrong?

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    Who Could Surprise Us On Oscar Nomination Morning?

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