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Actor Miles Teller nails both performances without missing a beat: bad boy Sutter who courts redemption in 'The Spectacular Now,' and the remoteness of the genius in 'Whiplash.'
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Blu-ray Review: Jason Robert Brown’s ‘The Last Five Years’ Starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan
With so-so video presentation and serviceable audio, 'The Last Five Years' is a nice blip on Kendrick’s growing resume.
Read More »Movie Review: Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods” with Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony award-winning musical comes to the screen in a lavish and beautifully-mounted version.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘All That Jazz’ – The Criterion Collection
Even people who generally dislike musicals might find a lot to enjoy in this study of work-induced self-destruction.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Jersey Boys’
Better off buying a bunch of Four Seasons albums to sit back and enjoy on your front porch while yelling at kids to get off your lawn.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Sophia Grace & Rosie’s Royal Adventure’
Fans of the duo's mega-popular 'Ellen' appearances will be thrilled with this feature-length musical comedy.
Read More »The 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival, Part One: Films, Families, and Fun
My favorite film of the festival's first two days was...
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Rooftop’
At 122 minutes, The Rooftop is way too long and a huge chore to sit through.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition’
Practically perfect in every way indeed.
Read More »Just Released: ‘Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO’ from TCM and Sony Masterworks
A new 2-CD set features Astaire's vocals on classic numbers from Hollywood's golden age of movie musicals.
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