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THE STUDIO – Review by Susan Granger

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Ever wanted to sneak behind-closed-doors and see what propels the Hollywood Dream Machine? That’s what happens in the cameo-cluttered, 10-episode satire The Studio, skewering the perennial Art-vs-Commerce dilemma. When delusional dreamer Matt Remick (co-creator Seth Rogen) becomes the head of Continental Studios , he’s told by CEO Griffin Mill (Bryan Cranston) that his job is to make IP-driven movies that will succeed at the box-office, not “artsy-fartsy films.” Problem is: pretentious cinephile Matt thinks he can do both

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD – Review by Susan Kamyab

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Anthony Mackie thrives in this title he’s deservingly earned. Mackie provides depth and authenticity to humanize his character. We’ve known the previous Falcon since 2014 when he was introduced in The Winter Soldier, and to see how far Mackie and his character have come is kind of heartwarming, especially for Marvel fans. There are flaws to this film, but they do not lie with Mackie. However, the villains lack substance, and the plot is a bit overcrowded, but this set up of a new and darker Marvel Universe with a more relatable lead, does have potential for the future.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD – Review by T. J. Callahan

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We’re two months into 2025 and we have our first superhero movie, and it’s a Marvel, but not necessarily marvelous. Anthony Mackie is now Captain America after Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers decided to live a civilian life upon completing his final mission in Avengers: Endgame. Mackie wears the suit well despite not taking the super soldier serum to enhance his strength. Director Julius Onah also takes a different approach. The Marvel look we’ve come to know is less comic book graphics, more Mission Impossible sleek and stylish.

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THE BANKER – Review by Diane Carson

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The Banker powerfully presents 1950s racism. In this truth-based narrative, blatant racism is, refreshingly, never sugar coated, always directly addressed, and leads to a question put to to the US Senate. “Why is it so important to you to exclude an entire race of people from the American dream?”

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SEBERG – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

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The cat-and-mouse game that French New Wave icon Jean Seberg never realized she was playing with the FBI is the crux around which the confused Seberg pivots. By far the most compelling aspect of this limp, strangled attempt to merge the biopic with the paranoid thriller is the central performance by the always fascinating Kristen Stewart.

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, Jan. 26-Feb. 1: BLACK OR WHITE

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Opening Jan. 30, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Black or White, which stars Kevin Costner as a grieving widower fighting for custody of his granddaughter, who he has helped to raise since birth. Read on…

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