Movie Review: "The Two Popes" (2019)

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Movie: "The Two Popes"

Director: Fernando Meirelles
Year: 2019
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 5 minutes

The conservative Cardinal Ratzinger and the much more liberal Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio have a discussion about what's best for the Catholic church and what role they will have to play in its future.

Movie Review: "Bombshell" (2019)

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Movie: "Bombshell"

Director: Jay Roach
Year: 2019
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 49 minutes

A look at the sexual harassment case that brought down the head of Fox News, Roger Ailes, and how attitudes towards women and the hunger for power have allowed toxic people to flourish in high-level positions.

Movie Review: "Dolemite Is My Name" (2019)

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Movie: "Dolemite is My Name"

Director: Craig Brewer
Year: 2019
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes

Struggling entertainer Rudy Ray Moore finds stardom when he takes on the stage persona "Dolemite" and risks everything to make his dream come true.

Movie Review: "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2019)

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Movie: "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

Director: Marielle Heller
Year: 2019
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 48 minutes

Journalist Lloyd Vogel is tasked to do a profile piece on famed children's show host, Mr. Rogers. What starts as a puff piece turns into something more when Fred helps Lloyd navigate his own feelings of stored anger towards his father.

Movie Review: "Judy" (2019)

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Movie: "Judy"

Director: Rupert Goold
Year: 2019
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 58 minutes

With a waning career, in financial ruin, with few prospects, and in danger of losing her kids, famous actress and singer Judy Garland heads to England to perform in a house show which she hopes will give her the financial stability to find a permanent home for her and her children.

Movie Review: "The Irishman" (2019)

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Movie: "The Irishman"

Director: Martin Scorsese
Year: 2019
Rating: R
Running Time: 3 hours, 29 minutes

Irishman Frank Sheeran tells the story of how he went from being a meat truck driver to becoming a hitman for the Italian mafia. His newfound position also led him to become the best friend and closest confidant of Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa.

Movie Review: "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" (2019)

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Movie: "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile"

Director: Joe Berlinger
Year: 2019
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes

A look at the arrest, trial, and media frenzy surrounding infamous serial killer Ted Bundy and how it affected his longtime girlfriend, Liz Kendall.

Movie Review: "Rocketman" (2019)

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Movie: "Rocketman"
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Year: 2019
Rating: R
Running Time: 2 hours, 1 minute

The life story of world-renowned pianist, singer, and rock star Elton John.

Movie Review: "Mary Queen of Scots" (2018)

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Movie: "Mary Queen of Scots"

Director: Josie Rourke
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes

Queen Mary of Scotland returns home and begins making moves to have herself and her descendants declared heir to the throne of the British Empire.

Movie Review: "The Dirt" (2019)

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Movie: "The Dirt"

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Year: 2019
Rating: TV-MA
Running Time: 1 hour, 47 minutes

A look at the lives and careers of the members of Mötley Crüe.

Movie Review: "Amadeus" (1984)

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Movie: "Amadeus"

Director: Milos Forman
Year: 1984
Rating: R
Running Time: 2 hours, 40 minutes

The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as told by musical rival Antonio Salieri.

Movie Review: "Chariots of Fire" (1981)

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Movie: "Chariots of Fire"

Director: Hugh Hudson
Year: 1981
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2 hours, 5 minutes

Two runners compete for Great Britain during the 1924 Olympics. Their religions impact their desire to race.

Movie Review: "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005)

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Movie: "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Director: George Clooney
Year: 2005
Rating: PG
Running Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow takes on Senator Joseph McCarthy and his communist witch hunt during the Red Scare.

Movie Review: "Vice" (2018)

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Movie: "Vice"

Director: Adam McKay
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes

The story of Vice President Dick Cheney's rise to and maneuvering for political power in Washington.

Movie Review: "Welcome to Marwen" (2018)

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Movie: "Welcome to Marwen"

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour, 56 minutes

The survivor of a vicious assault that left him with a traumatic brain injury escapes into a fantasy world where he is a WWII hero surrounded by a support group of the women in his life.

Movie Review: "Green Book" (2018)

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Movie: "Green Book"

Director: Peter Farrelly
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

A nightclub bouncer is hired to drive a black musician through the pre-Civil Rights southern United States.

Movie Review: "On the Basis of Sex" (2018)

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Movie: "On the Basis of Sex"

Director: Mimi Leder
Year: 2018
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours, 0 minutes

The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from the time she spent attending Harvard Law School up to her work on the landmark civil rights case Moritz vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Movie Review: "BlacKkKlansman" (2018)

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Movie: "BlacKkKlansman"

Director: Spike Lee
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

A rookie black police detective goes undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan to gather intelligence on any criminal activities with the help of a white police veteran.

Movie Review: "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (2018)

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Movie: "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"

Director: Marielle Heller
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 46 minutes

A struggling writer who has fallen on hard times starts forging letters from famous authors and sells them to collectors so she can make ends meet.

Movie Review: "Boy Erased" (2018)

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Movie: "Boy Erased"

Director: Joel Edgerton
Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 54 minutes

The son of a Southern pastor is sent to conversion therapy when he tells his parents he is attracted to men.