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Suicide Squad: Dark brooding film in need of salvation

by Ted Giese If the heroes of the DC Extended Universe are flawed characters, then the anti-heroes of the Suicide Squad are damaged losers. They are criminals and killers, deemed…

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Ben-Hur: Help! My Chariot is Stuck!

by Ted Giese As expected, Timur Bekmambetov’s 2016 adaptation of Ben-Hur differs from the 1959 William Wyler film starring Charlton Heston. And that begs the question: Is that good or…

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Doctor Strange: A dazzling spiritual junk drawer and a jerk

by Ted Giese Doctor Strange introduces the Marvel cinematic universe to magic through Dr. Stephen Strange, an arrogant brain surgeon who becomes” sorcerer supreme.” The general premise of Doctor Strange…

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Rogue One: A New Force in the Star Wars Franchise

by Ted Giese With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards goes back to that galaxy far, far away that kids and adults first fell in love with…

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Silence raises questions of faith

by Ted Giese Martin Scorsese’s Silence is an adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s 1966 novel of the same name. It is the story of two Portuguese Jesuit priests, Father Rodrigues and…

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Beauty and the Beast: Fairy tales, morality, and making all things new

by Ted Giese Bill Condon’s adaptation of Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson is a live-action version of the 1991 Disney musical animated fairy tale of the same name….

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