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Double Lover: A Pyschosexual Tale of Twins and the Woman Who Loves Them

When Lithe but troubled ex-model Chloé, (Marine Vacth – Young and Beautiful) begins dating her handsome therapist, Paul (Jérémie Renier – Saint Laurent) she ends...

Armie Hammer is Gay For Pay Yet Again in a New Docudrama, Final Portrait

Armie Hammer plays gay for at least the third time in his career (J. Edgar, Call Me By Your Name) in Stanley Tucci’s first directorial effort in ten years. However Final...

“Love, Simon:” A Teenage Love Letter to Coming Out

Is Love, Simon the Next Call Me By Your Name? Directed by Greg Berlanti (The Broken Hearts Club, Brothers & Sisters) and adapted from Becky Albertalli’s novel Simon vs. The...

A Killer New Comedy Called “Mom and Dad” Takes it out on the Kids

Some films only have a good premise going for them and most need far more than that to succeed. However, the perfectly titled Mom and Dad might be one of those few that gets by on...

Who’s Taking Oscar Home? We List Who “Should” Win the Academy Awards

We’ve picked our ponies early, so you know who to keep an eye out as the time draws near to take home those coveted statuettes. Best Director COULD WIN: More established...

“Legion: Season 1” Reinvents the Superhero Genre

If you like superhero fare, then you’re spoiled for choice these days. Having already conquered the big screen, characters with super human abilities are now swarming the small...

“Wormwood:” Errol Morris’ Dark Tale Shrouded in Government Secrets

The defining image of documentarian Errol Morris’ Wormwood is Peter Sarsgaard falling out an 11th-story window, over and over. It’d be hard to count the number of times...

Life at the End of the Road Depicted in The Leisure Seeker

Ella and John Spencer (Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland) seem to be nice people: friendly, educated, liberal, with two adult children and their golden years ahead. They have it...

Director Sean Baker Brings Gritty Reality to Screens in “The Florida Project”

Director Sean Baker employs the same raw but expressive style and use of amateur actors that worked so well in his tasty Tangerine. Here, he trades in the misfit-ridden streets of...

Hate on Skates Comes to the Cinema with “I, Tonya”

Why revisit the infamous tale of Tonya Harding? It turns out that the story of the famously trashy skater with talent enough to reach the Olympics but not the polish and poise...

“Molly’s Game” Sees Aaron Sorkin’s Directorial Debut

Aaron Sorkin directs his first feature, and since he also wrote the script, it’s all quite Sorkinesque: smart characters delivering clever, quippy dialogue at a fast clip —...

Is “The Phantom Thread” a Farewell Film From Daniel Day-Lewis?

1950s British couturier Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) is very particular. While this helps him meticulously craft beautiful gowns for his rich important clients, it does...