Tag: Roar
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‘Expats’ Preview: Lulu Wang’s Underwhelming Mosaic Of Hong Kong Loneliness Fits Together Too Tidily [TIFF]
Note: This review is based on episode five of a six-episode miniseries, which Apple, A24, and TIFF decided to show to audiences publicly.It’s not a particularly encouraging sign when a movie begins with the insipid, high-glucose feel-goodery of “Roar” by Katy Perry, but the song selection is indicative of mercifully little for “Central,” Lulu Wang’s…
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Nicole Kidman Returned To Her Pre-Hollywood Roots For Her Role In Roar
Liz Flahive’s and Carly Mensch’s anthology series “Roar” debuted on Apple TV+ on April 15, 2022. Based on a collection of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, each episode features a different cast and director telling a story of a woman’s experiences. In an early press release, “Roar” was said to tell “darkly comic feminist fables.”The second…
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‘Endangered Species’ Review: Hyenas Threaten to Tear Apart Family Before They Can Do It Themselves
The other family-imperiled-by-rampaging-beasts movie this weekend, “Endangered Species” is different from “A Quiet Place Part II” in many ways, particularly in that its characters cannot stop yakking — with corresponding diminished viewer concern for their survival under extreme duress. Mj Bassett’s South African-produced thriller has a vacationing American clan doing all the wrong things in…
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‘Roar’: Apple TV+ Orders Female-Driven Anthology Series Starring Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, and More
They are women, hear them roar — at least, that’s what I imagine the tagline for the new Apple TV+ anthology series Roar will be. A series of “darkly comic feminist fables” executive produced by Nicole Kidman, Roar has been given a series order by Apple TV+, which announced a star-studded cast including Kidman, Alison…