‘After Midnight’: Film Review — Variety

There’s a monster terrorizing screenwriter/co-director Jeremy Gardner’s protagonist in “After Midnight,” and he doesn’t know why, what it is or where it came from. After 83 minutes, we still don’t know, either, but at least it has become clear this is one of those films that “defies categorization” by identifying with a marketable genre it’s…

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Mike Leigh to Shoot Next Film This Summer With Cornerstone, Film4 & Ingenious — Variety

“Mr. Turner” director Mike Leigh will shoot his next feature film this summer with Cornerstone Films, Film4, Ingenious and MediaPro. Details about the film are sparse, but Cornerstone Films will once again handle international sales, with Bleecker Street on board for U.S. 16 more words

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Review: The Gentlemen (2020) – Do The Right Thing — The Sardonic Romantic

Guy Richie hasn’t played in the British gangster sandbox since 2008’s RocknRolla, an entertaining, humorous yet utterly forgettable foray into the world of the London hardman. The Gentlemen doesn’t so much return Richie to his roots as this crime caper is a different specimen, a more modern upgrade. Not only is his collection of characters […]

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Review: Bombshell (2020) – A Little Conservative — The Sardonic Romantic

I’ll make it clear right from the start, I was not the target demographic for Jay Roach’s Bombshell. This tale of sexual harassment within the ultra-conservative walls of Fox News at first glance is a story disconnected from the rest of the world. Roach and writer Charles Randolph thankfully disagree and a film that could […]

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Colin Kaepernick to Release Memoir in 2020, Inks Multi-Project Deal With Audible — Variety

Colin Kaepernick is publishing a memoir this year. The activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback announced plans to release the book through Kaepernick Publishing, his own newly launched publishing company that is meant to “reinforce the importance of Black ownership” and “give power to Black and Brown voices globally, offering unprecedented ownership options to…

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