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Movies Archive

Archives for August 2020

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Marvel’s Black Panther: reviews, news, and analysis of the game-changing superhero movieMarvel’s Black Panther: reviews, news, and analysis of the game-changing superhero movie
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Director Ryan Coogler gives the Marvel Cinematic Universe its first solo showcase for a black superhero.

By Vox Staff
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Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is dead at 43Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is dead at 43
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Boseman’s family said the actor was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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One Good Thing: After the NBA walkout, the movie of the week is Netflix’s High Flying BirdOne Good Thing: After the NBA walkout, the movie of the week is Netflix’s High Flying Bird
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Steven Soderbergh’s unusual sports drama is a story of Black athlete empowerment.

By Dylan Scott
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The essential kindness of Bill and TedThe essential kindness of Bill and Ted
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The great ones have returned to save the world.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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7 daring movie adaptations of literary classics7 daring movie adaptations of literary classics
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And this weekend’s best new releases.

By Constance Grady, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
The summer without blockbusters
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What Hollywood’s big-budget mythmaking spectacles did for America, and why it’s all changing.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Nobody saw summer 2020 coming. So how come it felt like the movies did?Nobody saw summer 2020 coming. So how come it felt like the movies did?
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There’s a reason this summer’s films felt like they were made for quarantine, even though they weren’t.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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The Snyder Cut trailer shows off unseen Justice League footage and DarkseidThe Snyder Cut trailer shows off unseen Justice League footage and Darkseid
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The four-hour film will arrive in 2021 with plenty of previously unseen footage, Snyder confirmed.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Watch: In Wonder Woman 1984’s new trailer, Diana and Cheetah go head to headWatch: In Wonder Woman 1984’s new trailer, Diana and Cheetah go head to head
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The trailer has new action sequences, a romantic reunion, and an extended look at Kristen Wiig’s villain.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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7 provocative documentaries that show how our political process has evolved7 provocative documentaries that show how our political process has evolved
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Boys State is just the latest movie to paint a picture of a changing system in a televised America.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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All of this week’s best new movies are about anxiety. In a good way.All of this week’s best new movies are about anxiety. In a good way.
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I hear you saying, “Oh, great! Just what I need.” But trust me!

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Mortality, mass psychosis, and how we live todayMortality, mass psychosis, and how we live today
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Two new films — She Dies Tomorrow and Strasbourg 1518 — cut through our fantasies about life and loneliness.

By Alissa Wilkinson