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‘Monkey Man’: From Cages to Kings

By Isra Habib, Arts Writer April 12, 2024

  With (literal) bone-crushing action sequences and gut-wrenching sociopolitical commentary, Dev Patel’s "Monkey Man" is a film unlike any other. While some may refer it to a "John Wick"-reminiscent...

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‘Dune: Part Two’: The Sci-Fi Blockbuster of the Century

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer February 21, 2024

  When acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve set his sights on adapting Frank Herbert’s influential 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune,” many raised their eyebrows in suspicion. Time and time again, filmmakers...

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Sundance 2024: ‘Freaky Tales’ is an Ambitious Swing and a Miss

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer January 22, 2024

  While watching “Freaky Tales,” it’s obvious “Captain Marvel” directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are in love with two things: Campy 80’s films and Oakland, California. Their new anthology...

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Prepare for the ‘Oldboy’ Remaster with These Korean Cinema Masterpieces

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer August 13, 2023

  Director Park Chan-wook’s subversive thriller masterpiece “Oldboy” is being re-released in theaters on Aug. 16 to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. Despite its wide praise, the film is...

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Are Movies Becoming Longer?

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer August 7, 2023

  Do you remember how you felt when you learned that “Avengers: Endgame” was a three-hour-long film? I recall seeing an article announcing it on X, formally known as Twitter that made me ecstatic....

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‘Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One’ is the Shot of Adrenaline You Need

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer July 16, 2023

  The bombastic action franchise “Mission: Impossible” has crashed back into theaters with its seventh installment, “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.” The series began in...

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’ Is An Explosive Call To Action For A Dying Earth

By Arlo Marler May 30, 2023

  With a title aptly named for its subject matter, never does it actually tell you how to make bombs, just as the nonfiction book by Andreas Malm it's based on doesn't either. Instead, the film hones...

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‘Fast X’: A Franchise Running on Low Fuel

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer May 21, 2023

  In June 2021, I spent a week watching all the Fast & Furious movies back to back. The experience was something akin to a fever dream. It was constant noise and action filled with melodramatic...

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‘Plane’: A Soft Landing

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 25, 2023

  “Plane,” the latest action-thriller from producer/actor Gerard Butler, follows the star Brodie Torrence, a pilot forced to make an emergency landing on a hostile militarized island. Concerned...

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‘Violent Night’: Delightfully Naughty, Short of Nice

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer December 11, 2022

  In the newest action movie from director Tommy Wirkola and David Leitch’s production company 87North Productions, Santa Claus is far from the bowl full of jelly we see on our Coca-Cola bottles...