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At the Movies: Recapping the 2020 Golden Globes

By Megan Bianco Some have been wondering if cutting back awards season a few weeks this year was a good or bad move. For me,…

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At the Movies: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Doesn’t Rise Very High

By Megan Bianco I’m going to throw a bone to J.J. Abrams’ The Rise of Skywalker. Because while it is very flawed and hokey, it…

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At the Movies: There’s Still Time for ‘The Irishman’ this Christmas

By Megan Bianco For those who are a fan of watching movies and staying home during the holiday season, Netflix’s The Irishman might be for…

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At the Movies: ‘Richard Jewell’ Not So Much a Cinematic Gem

By Megan Bianco Clint Eastwood’s latest feature, Richard Jewell, is a frustrating watch. The story of real-life security guard Richard Jewell is interesting and worthy…

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At the Movies: SC Native Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Is Clever and Fun

By Megan Bianco Lionsgate’s most recent feature, Knives Out, is your typical “whodunit” flick, as well as one that puts so many spins on it,…

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At the Movies: ‘Marriage Story’

By Megan Bianco Director Noah Baumbach’s new film, Marriage Story, is fortunately not very similar to Robert Benton’s classic, Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). While both…

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At the Movies: ‘Doctor Sleep’ Has Some Shine

By Megan Bianco Filmmaker Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep has to be one of the biggest examples of stories referred to as “the most unnecessary sequel…

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Letter to the Editor: Brava, Ms. Bianco

ELLEN GADDIE, San Clemente I look forward to every “At the Movies” column by Megan Bianco. Her reviews are thorough and have convinced me more…

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At the Movies: ‘Parasite’

By Megan Bianco Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about two families, one very poor and one very rich. But then again, it isn’t. There…

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At the Movies: ‘The Lighthouse’ is for the Artsy and Spooky

By Megan Bianco There really are two types of movie viewers. There are those who live and breathe film, absorb the history and production aspects…

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At the Movies: ‘Pain and Glory’ Has a Lot of the Latter

By Megan Bianco Pedro Almodovar’s latest film, Pain and Glory, is said to be influenced by Federico Fellini’s 8 ½ (1963). This is redundant and…

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At the Movies: ‘Dolemite is My Name’ and Then Some

By Megan Bianco While folks at Netflix still pride themselves on being pioneers of online streaming for movie viewing, they are also finally seeing that…