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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews the @netflix documentary #HowToRobABank : https://www.times-herald.com/arts_and_community/reviews/netflix-vs-movie-theaters/article_c0d6b182-2... #AFCC #MovieReview

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Netflix vs. Movie Theaters! | Reviews | times-herald.com

Two of the best viewing options this week can be found on Netflix. Sure, the latest “Bad Boys” installment will be tearing up the weekend box office, but the small

05:00 PM - Jun 07, 2024

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AFCC member Robert Prentice reviews #TheWatchers which he says has a promising premise that meets fledgling execution: https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2024/06/review-the-watchers-has-promising-premise-whose-wings-never-f... #AFCC #MovieReview

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Review: "The Watchers" Has Promising Premise Whose Wings Never Fully Mature - Three If By Space

Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her directorial debut with the film The Watchers. The film is based on the book of the same name by A.M. Shine. Her father,

04:21 PM - Jun 07, 2024

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This week on fanbolt AFCC member Mike Mckinney previews 8 new films coming out including #TheWatchers , #BadBoys #RideorDie , #AmIOK and #HowtoRobaBank : https://www.fanbolt.com/154810/a-look-at-the-8-new-movies-coming-out-this-week-the-watchers-bad-boys... #AFCC #MoviePreviews

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A Look at the 8 New Movies Coming Out This Week: ‘The Watchers,’ ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ and More!

A look at the new movies coming out this week (June 3 - 9, 2024), including 'The Watchers', 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die,' and more!

05:26 PM - Jun 06, 2024

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AFCC member Christopher Campbell has some great thoughts on the new HBO
doc RenFaire https://nonfics.substack.com/p/week-in-documentary-ren-faire-flipside-lgbtq #AFCC #MovieReviews #Documentaries

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This Week In Documentary: Ren Faire, Flipside, LGBTQ+ Faves

Theatrical & Streaming Documentary Releases - New & Recommended - May 31-June 6, 2024. This week's highlights include a series about a renaissance festival.

01:30 PM - Jun 05, 2024

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AFCC member Stephen Michael Brown reviews #BadBoys #RideorDie which he says is perfect for a fun night out: https://silverscreencapture.com/popcorn-action-of-bad-boys-ride-or-die-could-kick-start-summer-box-o... #AFCC #MovieReviews

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Popcorn Action of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” Could Kick-Start Summer Box Office | Silver Screen Capture

Sometimes it’s nice to witness a summer movie that’s simply an easy, breezy escape. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (B-), helmed by the director duo collectively known as Adil & Bilall, is as routine as a buddy action movie comedy can possibly be, and yet it moves briskly among some fun set pieces and sho..

09:34 AM - Jun 05, 2024

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AFCC member Matt Goldberg reviews #BadBoys #RideorDie which he says it shouldn't work but by the end it does: https://www.thewrap.com/bad-boys-ride-or-die-review-will-smith-martin-lawrence/ #AFCC #Moviereviews

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence Have a Blast

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for a fourth film of action mayhem and comedic hijinks in the new sequel "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."

04:36 PM - Jun 04, 2024

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AFCC Brian Skutle reviews the horror film #InAViolentNature which he says didn’t really accomplish what it intended to set out to do: https://sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/movie/in-a-violent-nature/ #AFCC #MovieReview

12:45 PM - Jun 03, 2024

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AFCC member Emma Loggins reviews #YoungWomanandtheSea starring Daisy Ridley: https://www.fanbolt.com/154875/young-woman-and-the-sea-movie-review-an-inspiring-movie-that-young-wo... #AFCC #MovieReview

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'Young Woman and the Sea' Movie Review: An Inspiring Movie that Young Women in American Need Right Now

'Young Woman and the Sea' Movie Review: The empowering true story of Trudy Ederle as the first woman to swim the English Channel.

06:26 PM - Jun 02, 2024

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AFCC member Matt Rodriguez reviews #YoungWomanandtheSea which he says is the feel good movie of the summer https://shakefire.net/5858/young-woman-and-the-sea-review/ #AFCC #MovieReview

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'Young Woman and the Sea' Review: Swims Against the Current | Shakefire

Young Woman and the Sea is the feel good movie of the summer and hits all the right notes with its compelling tale of triumph.

09:01 PM - Jun 01, 2024

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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews the new western #TheDeadDontHurt written and directed by Viggo Mortensen: https://times-herald.com/arts_and_community/reviews/the-dead-don-t-hurt/article_074f9a16-1ef8-11ef-a... #AFCC #MovieReview

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The Dead Don’t Hurt | Reviews | times-herald.com

Viggo Mortensen’s second turn as a feature film writer/director is a sometimes lyrical, emotive Western drama. The film’s deep cast and handsome cinematography help blunt the project’s unenergetic pacing and

05:45 PM - Jun 01, 2024

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AFCC member Devindra Hardawar and Engadget's Nathan Ingraham discuss the Max
documentary #MoviePassMovieCrash and talk with MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes, as well as the documentary's director, Muta'Ali: https://engadget.com/engadget-podcast-moviepass-founder-stacy-spikes-on-the-moviecrash-do

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Engadget Podcast: MoviePass founder Stacy Spikes on the MovieCrash documentary

In this episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss Copilot+ and the potential rise of Arm-based Windows systems, and we dive into the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop.

05:07 PM - Jun 01, 2024

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AFCC member Brian Skutle reviews #Ezra starring Bobby Cannavale and Robert DeNiro which he says is touching but predictable https://sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/movie/ezra/ #AFCC #MovieReview

03:45 PM - May 31, 2024

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AFCC member Jason Evans reviews #YoungWomanandtheSea starring Daisy Ridley, which he says is a face paced, good time at the movies. https://flixchat.blogspot.com/2024/05/jason-evans-100-word-reviews-young.html #AFCC #MovieReview

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JASON EVANS' 100-WORD REVIEWS: Young Woman and the Sea

Obvious but uplifting Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time t...

03:19 PM - May 31, 2024

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AFCC member Sammie Purcell reviews #MadMaxFuriosa under the title "‘Furiosa’ and hope in the time of the apocalypse" https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2024/05/24/furiosa-film-review/ #AFCC #MovieReview #Furiosa MadMaxMovie

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Film Review: ‘Furiosa’ and hope in the time of the apocalypse - Rough Draft Atlanta

With 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,' George Miller gets to the crux of our relationship to hope in times of darkness.

09:13 PM - May 24, 2024

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AFCC member Hannah Lodge reviews #Furiosa MadMaxMovie which she says is still by and large an excellent blockbuster: https://screenrex.com/furiosa-reivew/ #AFCC #MovieReview #AMadMaxSaga

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'Furiosa' succeeds in all ways but one - ScreenRex

With this sequel-as-prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Furiosa is the fulcrum for a more sweeping and character-focused epic.

06:52 PM - May 23, 2024

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AFCC member Jason Evans reviews #Furisosa MadMaxMovie
which he says is a great time at the movies: https://flixchat.blogspot.com/2024/05/jason-evans-100-word-reviews-furiosa.html #AFCC #MovieReview #AMadMaxSaga

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JASON EVANS' 100-WORD REVIEWS: Furiosa

A brilliant Fury Road prequel Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in les...

12:39 PM - May 23, 2024

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AFCC member Robert Prentice (RobertWPrentice) tells us that #Furisoa MadMaxMovie is one you want to see on the big screen: https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2024/05/review-furiosa-a-mad-max-saga-rides-eternal-shiny-chrome-long... #AFCC #MovieReview #AMadMaxSaga

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Review: "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" Rides Eternal, Shiny & Chrome & Long - Three If By Space

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord

11:23 AM - May 23, 2024

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AFCC member Brian Skutle gives us his final thoughts on the Atlanta Film Festival https://sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/2024/05/atlanta-film-festival-2024-it-feels-like-home/ #AFCC #FilmFestival #ATLFF24

10:06 AM - May 23, 2024

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AFCC member Scott Phillps reviews the new film #Furiosa MadMaxMovie which he says has it's moments but ultimately is disappointing: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottphillips/2024/05/21/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga-has-its-moments-but-ult...

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‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Has Its Moments But Ultimately Disappoints

Dead mothers have been providing motivation for movie characters since Walt Disney traumatized American children nationwide with 1942’s Bambi.

03:07 PM - May 22, 2024

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AFCC member Michael Clark reviews the new documentary #TheBlueAngels
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/the-blue-angels-american-tradition-at-its-most-inspirational-56... #AFCC #Documentary

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‘The Blue Angels’: American Tradition at Its Most Inspirational | The Epoch Times

This new Amazon documentary goes behind the scenes of a cherished military mainstay.

03:45 PM - May 21, 2024

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AFCC member Matt Goldberg has some thoughts on Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis and Kevin Costner's Horizon: An America Saga https://www.commentarytrack.net/p/megalopolis-and-horizon-cant-flop #AFCC #Megalopolis #Horizon

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'Megalopolis' and 'Horizon' Can't Flop - by Matt Goldberg

Box office returns won't recognize the value of directors achieving their vision.

06:12 PM - May 19, 2024

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AFCC Matt Rodriguez reviews the new #IFMovie which he says is for all adults who feel overwhelmed with the world: https://shakefire.net/5845/if-review/ #AFCC #MovieReview IfMovie

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'IF' Review: Embraces Your Inner Child | Shakefire

IF is a necessary reminder to embrace your inner child and that you're never too old to let your imagination run free.

09:01 PM - May 18, 2024

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AFCC member Jason Evans reviews #IFMovie which he found humorless and hollow: https://flixchat.blogspot.com/2024/05/jason-evans-100-word-reviews-if.html #AFCC #MovieReview IFmovie

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JASON EVANS' 100-WORD REVIEWS: IF

Humorless and hollow Film critic Jason Evans has made it his mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time than ...

07:06 PM - May 18, 2024

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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews #BacktoBlack the Amy Winehouse bio-pic that he says reduces her life to a movie-of-the-week soap opera: https://www.times-herald.com/arts_and_community/reviews/back-to-black/article_4bf41be6-145e-11ef-b92... #AFCC #MovieReview

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Back to Black | Reviews | times-herald.com

The shame of “Back to Black” is that it is an ordinary handling of an extraordinary talent. Director Sam Taylor-Johnson, no stranger to the musician biopic, having capably covered the

06:02 PM - May 18, 2024

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AFCC member Robert Prentice reviews the new film #IFMovie which he calls mildly boring: https://www.threeifbyspace.net/2024/05/review-if-mildly-boring-family-friendly-entertainment/ #AFCC IFmovie #MovieReview

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Review: "IF" Mildly Boring Family Friendly Entertainment - Three If By Space

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.

05:12 PM - May 17, 2024

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AFCC member Jonathan Hickman reviews #IFMovie which he says is flat and unengaging: https://www.times-herald.com/arts_and_community/reviews/if/article_f93cc464-1397-11ef-be3b-9723c74a6... #AFCC #MovieReview

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IF | Reviews | times-herald.com

Before our press screening of “IF,” writer/director John Krasinski, in a pre-recorded welcome video, told us that he made this movie for “girl dads” everywhere. As a father of a

03:40 PM - May 17, 2024

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AFCC member Christopher Campbell interviews director Yance Ford about his documentary #Power that premieres tomorrow on @Netflix and played at the 2024 atlantafilmfest https://nonfics.substack.com/p/yance-ford-power-netflix-documentary-interview #AFCC #Documentary

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Interview: Yance Ford On 'Power' - by Christopher Campbell

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker talks about his new Netflix documentary, its unintentional timeliness, and what needs to happen now.

09:03 PM - May 16, 2024

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AFCC member Mary Kay McBrayer writes for FANGORIA
about the film #ISawTheTVGlow which she says taps into the 1990s camp/cult horror crowd https://fangoria.com/original/i-saw-the-tv-glow-nostalgia-horror/ #AFCC #MovieReview #Horror

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Reinvigorated '90s Nostalgic Horror In I SAW THE TV GLOW

I SAW THE TV GLOW accesses a vein of nostalgia for those who came of age to 1990s camp, cult horror TV. Especially the way those shows brought misfits together.

11:10 AM - May 16, 2024

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