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On the Basis of Sex (2018)
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's nephew, Daniel Stiepleman, wrote the screenplay for this sweet, bright biopic, the story of an early, crucial court case in Ginsburg's career. Ruth (adorably played by Felicity Jones) stumbles upon a case in which a man is denied financial aid to care for his elderly mother, and hopes to use it to establish a precedent for other examples of discrimination on the basis of sex. Stiepleman's screenplay is a subtle marvel, managing to take piles of tax law jargon and turn it into a dynamic, vivid, human story. The casting and acting here are the high point. Aside from Jones, Armie Hammer is excellent as Ginsburg's husband Martin, a unique man who was comfortable with his wife's immense power. Sam Waterston seems to enjoy his role as the villainous, sex-discriminating Dean of Harvard Law, as does Kathy Bates in her role as cynical, acid-tongued activist Dorothy Kenyon. But Justin Theroux steals the show as Mel Wulf of the ACLU, sinking into his 1970s mustache and wardrobe as if he'd time traveled from there. On the whole, On the Basis of Sex is not too heavy or serious, and also nicely compliments the recent documentary RBG. read more...
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With: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Cailee Spaeny, Jack Reynor, Stephen Root, Chris Mulkey
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Written by: Daniel Stiepleman
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Directed by: Mimi Leder
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language and suggestive content
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Running Time: 120 minutes
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Release Date: 12/24/2018
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With: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson, Karen Kendrick.
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Written by: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham, based on a book by Bryan Stevenson
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Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content including some racial epithets
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Running Time: 136 minutes
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Release Date: 12/25/2019
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The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Immediately following his masterpiece The Searchers, John Ford made this bizarre, but touching, comical biopic of Frank "Spig" Wead, the former pilot-turned-screenwriter who had worked with Ford twice, on Air Mail (1932) and They Were Expendable (1945), as well as Howard Hawks on Ceiling Zero (1936). read more...
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The Wings of Eagles (1957)
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With: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Edmund Lowe, Kenneth Tobey, James Todd, Barry Kelley, Sig Ruman, Henry O'Neill, Willis Bouchey, Dorothy Jordan
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Written by: Frank Fenton, William Wister Haines, based on the life and writings of Commander Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
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Directed by: John Ford
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Running Time: 110 minutes
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Release Date: 02/21/1957
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Emperor (2013)
Arguably, the historical drama Emperor misses a chance to dig deeper into some flawed characters and a volatile situation. It also takes questionable liberties with the invention of an interracial love story for the main character that didn't actually happen. And certainly, it would have been fun to see more of Tommy Lee Jones' snappy supporting performance as MacArthur. Overall, the movie could have taken a cue from the similarly structured, but much richer Lincoln. read more...
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With: Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox, Kaori Momoi, Eriko Hatsune, Takataro Kataoka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Will Wallace, Masato Ibu, Isao Natsuyagi, Nic Sampson, Colin Moy, Shôhei Hino, Masayoshi Haneda, Masatoshi Nakamura, Gareth Ruck, Marina Narita
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Written by: Vera Blasi, David Klass, based on a book by Shiro Okamoto
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Directed by: Peter Webber
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent content, brief strong language and smoking (historical)
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Running Time: 105 minutes
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Release Date: 09/13/2012
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With: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Ridgely, Melora Walters
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Written by: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
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MPAA Rating: R for strong language, some violence and sexuality
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Running Time: 102 minutes
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Release Date: 02/27/1997
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