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Editor-in-Chief of MoviePilot.com
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Russ Fischer
FROM Russ Fischer
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
'I Am Not a Witch' is funny, terrifying, and potent Our critics review “Peppermint,” starring Jennifer Garner as a woman who wakes up from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a drive-by shooting; “I Am Not a Witch,” about a young girl who’s taken to a witch camp for tourists in Zambia; “City of Joy,” a documentary on Netflix about women living in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and “The Nun,” about an investigation into the death of a nun in Romania.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Is 'The Meg' a serious film, or 'Jaws' meets 'Sharknado?' Our critics review “BlacKkKlansman,” based on the true story of the first African-American officer hired by the Colorado Springs Police Department in the early 1970s; “The Meg,” about a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark; “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” a romantic drama on Netflix.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
'I, Tonya' is like 'Goodfellas' on ice? Our critics review Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” about a mute woman discovering a government lab’s secret sea creature; “Tribes of Palos Verdes,” about a family that moves to Palos Verdes to make a fresh start; “I, Tonya,” starring Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding, the star figure skater who became a tabloid scandal in the 90s.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Emma Stone as Billie Jean King, and other weekend movie releases Will the latest Lego Movie dominate at the box office? How about the new installment of the Kingsman series? And does Emma Stone make a convincing Billie Jean King? These questions await moviegoers this weekend. And our critics have some advice on what to see, and what to skip?
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
Bookworm
Morgan Parker: There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé Morgan Parker says that the poems in her book There Are Things More Beautiful than Beyoncé take a stand against the clichés of the dominant culture.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why did Jared Kushner want a back channel with Russians? News broke Friday that President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, tried setting up a back channel between the Trump transition team and the Russian government. What are the consequences for Kushner, President Trump, and the investigation into Russian meddling?