Tag: Margot Robbie
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Wuthering Heights from Emerald Fennell
Wuthering Heights is a classic. If you went to public school in America you probably had to read it. The Brontës with their heart pounding romances on the moors were required reading. The problem is, I don’t remember a thing about it. That was many decades ago, I admit, but all I recall is some…
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a fantasy romance
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a fantasy about finding your soul mate with help from a car rental agency and a GPS voice. It stars Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as the couple who agree to open the doors to their closed-off hearts.
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Barbie director’s commentary now on Max
Barbie director Greta Gerwig recorded a moment by moment commentary about the film. Normally you have to buy the DVD to get the director’s commentary. However Max is playing it now. It’s full of interesting tidbits. I had to search for Barbie commentary to find it, but it’s there.
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Barbie review: be the subject not the object
Barbie is a feminist masterpiece. Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Barbie and Ken both learn about equality of the sexes in their growth through an adventure in the real world.
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The Suicide Squad, explosive fun
The Suicide Squad has been reviewed everywhere as a brilliant, bloody, action extravaganza. It was the “bloody” part that made me almost not watch it. It was the Margot Robbie part that made me watch it. I actually loved it and I love that you can see it on HBO Max without any extra charge…
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Review: Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn or simply Birds of Prey is a crazy onslaught of neon light and glitter bombs and wild music that tells how a group of women find each other and team up to defeat the patriarchy. It was insane and it also made complete sense.
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Previews of Coming Attractions
I’ve got a bunch of previews for you today. I give you my capsule comments. I’d love to hear yours in the comments.
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Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a 2016 Tina Fey starrer about a journalist in Afghanistan. It is based on a book by Kim Barker, “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” The premise should guarantee an interesting journey into an unknown land. In some ways it fulfills that promise, it some ways it does…
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Review: Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah is a 2015 film about the meager remains of life after a nuclear disaster that is never explained. The film stars Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine. These 3 make up the entire cast.