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9 December 2020
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Mulan undergoes radical revision in live-action remake

9 December 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

A zeitgeisty reheat of the animated original, if the original telling were not already a coming out story, it is pretty unmistakably one now.

24 November 2020
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In The Right Stuff, Disney appears heading toward the wrong stuff

24 November 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

In this warts and all portrayal of the seven Mercury astronauts, Disney appears to be trying to get in on the game of grittier, less savoury streaming content.

12 November 2020
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When life is a chess game filled with illegal moves

12 November 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

This grippingly idiosyncratic limited series raises a perennially relevant moral conundrum: in such a troubled game of life, is it even possible to lead a functional, let alone ethical, human existence?

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28 October 2020
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A case for political outrage, with optimism

28 October 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

Aaron Sorkin’s intelligent and punchy courtroom drama displays refreshing confidence in our inherited systems of government.

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15 October 2020
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Yellow Rose lead brings an A-voice to a B-movie

15 October 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

The main achievement of this overall mediocre film is the performance by lead actress Eva Noblezada.

1 October 2020
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Mum’s the Word: no anger, just pain, healing, justice and mercy

1 October 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

This interactive documentary about forced adoption in Canada works because, rather than focusing on anger and attacks on the offenders, it offers seasoned grief, tender bewilderment, and most of all enduring, unhealed pain.

15 September 2020
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Tenet has a good time with time travel, if not plausibility

15 September 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

The latest high-concept action flick from director Christopher Nolan, Tenet overshoots believability but still entertains.

2 September 2020
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Fatima asks for a leap of faith

2 September 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

While some will find the story arc just reaffirming enough to be satisfying, most I daresay will walk away rather underwhelmed.

20 August 2020
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A pretty good day’s work for a zombie

20 August 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

Zombie for Sale drags its leg across familiar genre territory, but its light-hearted spin offers fans just enough innovation to be interesting.

21 July 2020
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Hamilton: high school musical performed by the history class

21 July 2020 By DavidLeave a comment

It is big, it is bold, and there are so many good things I can honestly say about it. Except, alas, that I liked it.

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