Tag: Short Term 12
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Lakeith Stanfield’s Best Performances, From ‘Uncut Gems’ to ‘Atlanta’
It didn’t take Lakeith Stanfield long to climb the ranks of Hollywood, transforming from a consistent and recognizable key player in projects such as Knives Out and Get Out, to an in-demand actor capable of turning out endearing, nuanced performances in no time. Having taken on the notoriously tricky task of portraying several real-life historical…
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Fast & Furious 10 Welcomes Brie Larson To The Family
The Family just got a little bit bigger, as “Captain Marvel” and “Kong: Skull Island” star Brie Larson has joined the cast of “Fast & Furious 10″ (or whatever it ends up being called; this franchise likes to keep us on our toes with its sequel naming conventions).Like most of the cast of “Short Term…
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My streaming gem: why you should watch Short Term 12
Continuing our series of writers highlighting lesser-known films available to stream is a recommendation for a tough yet hopeful drama with a stacked castWhen things haven’t been going your way, when you’ve been trying so hard to hold it together, sometimes you just need to let go. A raw drama about a children’s care home…
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Is Lakeith Stanfield the coolest actor of 2018?
He’s the sharp-dressing eccentric who’s appeared in landmark films and TV shows, from Get Out to Atlanta. So why is he Hollywood’s ultimate outsider?Modern Toss on gentrificationNobody who is familiar with Lakeith Stanfield will be surprised to learn he believes in nebulous and mystic forces beyond our comprehension, such as numerology, symbology and astrology. He…
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Film Review: ‘Basmati Blues’
If you’re wondering why Brie Larson, after winning the Oscar for “Room” and then proving her franchise bona fides in last year’s “Kong: Skull Island,” is now starring in “Basmati Blues,” an ultra-cutesy micro-indie cross-cultural comedy that opened last Friday on a tiny sprinkling of screens, the answer is: The movie has been sitting on…