All art is political in some way. This is especially true of Tim Robbins’ theatrical drama “Cradle Will Rock,” itself inspired by a play that was so provocative in the late 1930s, the U.S. government shut it down before its first performance. I’d never seen Robbins’ film, the Christy by...
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Christy by Request
Danielle Cuccio’s 5 Films to Make You Happy
We are not exactly known for being perpetually sunny and perky around here. We get a little edgy. We get a little sarcastic. We get a little, well, critical. But my friend Danielle Cuccio, who’s one of my favorite yoga instructors, simply radiates positivity. It’s evident as she works with...
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The Weinstein Co. Rated PG-13 for disturbing war images, thematic elements and smoking. Running time: 120 minutes. Two stars out of four. J.D. Salinger, the man, would have hated “Salinger,” the film — not just because the famously reclusive writer would have recoiled at the effort to expose his private...
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The What the Flick?! crew tries not to be phony in our review of the documentary “Salinger.”...
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