Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) marry and live a seemingly idyllic suburban life in Marvel’s “WandaVision.” (Marvel Studios) It’s undeniable that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has pulled off a plethora of improbable feats in the last 13 years. Whether it’s turning a talking tree into a pop culture phenomenon or making [...]
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Ever since Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day” was released in 1993, the concept of a time loop has been so exhausted in film that I had low expectations for “Palm Springs,” Andy Samberg’s recent attempt to follow in Murray’s iconic footsteps. However, much like Samberg himself, the film is bold, subversive and hilarious. Brilliantly headlined [...]
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Gary Zimmer (Steve Carell) and Jack Hastings (Chris Cooper) announce their campaign in front of the citizens of Deerlaken./Courtesy of Daniel McFadden/Focus Features Since stepping down as host of “The Daily Show” in 2015, Jon Stewart has kept a low profile, which is especially surprising in today’s political climate. So when I saw the news [...]
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Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures *Warning: this article contains massive spoilers for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”* When “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was released in 2017, it didn’t seem like any film could divide fans and critics as much as director Rian Johnson’s sequel did. Well, two years later, it has happened [...]
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Courtesy of Claire Folger/Warner Bros. For those of us living right outside downtown Atlanta, few stories hit as close to home as the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing. While the tragic event happened nearly 24 years ago, I find it impossible to walk through Centennial Olympic Park without thinking about the pipe bomb that [...]
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