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GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY – Review by Susan Granger

January 2, 2023January 8, 2023 Susan Granger Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Janelle Monae, kate hudson, netflix, Rian Johnson

It’s not exactly accurate that Rian Johnson’s follow-up Knives Out Mystery is called “-Glass Onion”- because the so-called ‘onion’ is actually a glass dome – with no layers and, essentially, hollow. Having relinquished his James Bond persona, Daniel Craig reprises the dapper Southern detective, Benoit Blanc, in this overly intricate Agatha Christie-like murder mystery set on a luxurious private island that’s populated by a motley assortment of colorful guests. Problem is: despite some intriguing cameos, none of the cast of characters in this whodunit is remotely likeable, so why should we care who murdered whom?

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GLASS ONION – Review by Martha K Baker

December 19, 2022March 5, 2023 Martha K. Baker Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, glass onion, Janelle Monae, kate hudson, knives out, netflix, Rian Johnson

Gone are the cardigans and libraries. Gone the bookish air of a British mystery. Gone the cozy. In their familiar places are technology, a pandemic, wizardry, and glass galore. Writer/director Rian Johnson created a blockbuster with Knives Out, appealing to British mystery fans. He’s now created a much noisier, more intricate, more boisterous mystery but, nonetheless, an intriguing one.

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MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN – Review by Diane Carson

October 21, 2019October 27, 2019 Diane Carson 0 Comments Edward Norton, motherless brooklyn, telluride film festival

Motherless Brooklyn captures film noir style and story. As he acknowledged at the Telluride premiere for Motherless Brooklyn, actor/director Edward Norton loves film noir—narrative complexity, lighting keeping characters and motives in the dark, and a jazz score expressing and evoking strong emotions. Adding that he wanted to treat the characters “like Chandler detectives,” Norton revisits 1950s New York, that shadowy city of nefarious deeds and racist attitudes.

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, Oct. 13-19: BIRDMAN

October 13, 2014October 28, 2018 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, anne brodie, Edward Norton, emma stone, kristy puchko, leba hertz, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Sandra Kraisirideja, Zach Galifianakis

Opening Oct. 17, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Birdman, which sees the welcome return of Michael Keaton as a washed up actor trying to reclaim past glories by staging a play on Broadway. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the hugely talented filmmaker behind the likes of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel, and powered by a virtuoso performance from Keaton, Birdman is a knowing – and hugely entertaining – treatise on the fickle nature of fame.
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Anna Chi's The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu is a lighthearted look at intergenerational dynamics, but takes time to tackle significant issues like immigration policies and racial and sexual identity prejudices too. Read @AprilMac's review: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/the-disappearance-of-mrs-wu-review-by-april-neale/

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#ShazamFuryOfTheGods didn't set the box office on fire this weekend, but what did @nadine13am think of the #DCU superhero sequel? Read her review now: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/16/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-review-by-nadine-whitney/

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THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT on @netflix casts a beautiful and emotional spell, proving some things are impossible only until you believe they're not. I enjoyed the marvelous animation, script, and talented voice cast. More in my @AWFJ review. https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/17/the-magicians-elephant-review-by-valerie-kalfrin/

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From John Wick to The Wire and beyond, Lance Reddick was an actor who elevated every production he was involved with. A fierce talent gone way too soon at just 60. #RIP

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