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In the vein of Erin Brockovich and Spotlight, Dark Waters charts the marathon, eighteen-year legal investigation and fight to hold DuPont responsible for lethal contamination of water in and around Parkersburg, West Virginia. This gripping, true story uncovers DuPont’s appalling dumping of over seven thousand tons of the toxic, nonbiodegradable chemical known as C8 or PFOA.
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This alleged neo-noir thriller is beyond disappointing. Chain-smoking, Iraq War vet Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain, catering to tourists while obsessively pursuing an elusive, giant tuna, dubbed “Justice,” off a Caribbean-like island called Plymouth, described as “the most beautiful island in this damn dirty world.”
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In The Keeping Room, a gripping post-Civil War drama, Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Muna Otaru brilliantly portray women who
Read moreLooking for a date movie or a feel-good flick your mom would enjoy? You can always rely on mainstream comedy
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Invite Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) into your home when Mad Max: Fury Road releases on Blu-ray and DVD this week. Cate Blanchett to receive the BFI Fellowship at London Film Festival in October. Anne Hathaway will produce and star in The Shower, a Scifi comedy with a kick ass female lead. Melissa McCarthy is stumping to boost interest in Paul Feig’s not-so-hotly-anticipated all-female Ghostbusters reboot. Read this week’s The Week in Women.
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Opening Nov. 7, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited science fiction epic which stars Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway as astronauts on a mission to find humanity a new home. With it’s stunning visuals and sweeping themes, it’s one of the big screen experiences of the year. Read on…
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