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Tag: Jennifer Lawrence

‘Dark Phoenix’ movie review — The X-Men civil war

ActionKarl DelossantosJune 5, 20191
DARK PHOENIX
Dark Phoenix finds the X-Men fighting each other as they try to save Jean Grey — and the world — from herself 30-second review: There’s something off about nearly every element of Dark Phoenix. The dialogue is overly-written to the point that you can predict a line before it’s said, the performances are unmotivated, the story…
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Mother! review — Chaos reigns and comes for Jennifer Lawrence

HorrorKarl DelossantosSeptember 14, 20171
Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in Mother!
mother! is a cinematic experience like no other and features Jennifer Lawrence's best role to date and a story that's as crazy as they can get. There's a point about halfway through Darren Aronofsky's mother! where you're still in the dark on what the film is about, a bit confused, and ultimately weirded out by the film. But…
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‘Red Sparrow’ review — Muddy plot to match Jennifer Lawrence’s muddy Russian accent

ActionKarl DelossantosMarch 14, 2018
Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow delivers a thinly plotted, gratuitous espionage thriller that fails to take off despite a strong cast (with some questionable accents) At the end of Red Sparrow, the entire audience at the screening all physically recoiled when the screen cut to black. A few seconds after that, someone began to slow clap sarcastically and…
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2014 Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress? (Will J-Law or Lupita Win, or Will June Squibb Surprise?)

AwardsKarl DelossantosJanuary 17, 20141
While Lupita Nyong'o and Jennifer Lawrence are the frontrunners for Best Supporting Actress, June Squibb is a potential spoiler. Like the rest of the categories this year, Best Supporting Actress is incredibly competitive. You can make an argument for all 5 of the acting nominees. Yes, even Sally Hawkins. In the…
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Who Are the Early Frontrunners For Best Picture at the Oscars?

AwardsKarl DelossantosMay 23, 20161
Sundance hit Birth of a Nation and Cannes breakout Loving are Early Oscar Frontrunners The Cannes Film Festival is just ending and for people not cool enough to attend, but are too geeky to not keep track of what the buzz coming out of there is (me) it also marks the real beginning of Oscar season. Out of…
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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Viola Davis at the Oscars?

AwardsKarl DelossantosOctober 4, 20161
Best Actress Oscars 2016 viola
While it’s too early to be making concrete predictions, we can certainly start to conjecture who the contenders are for the 2017 Oscars. Best Actress is looking to be one of the most competitive acting categories this year. Right now, at the top of the list, we have two-time nominee Viola Davis (Fences) who should…
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