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Review – Baby Driver

By guest columnist k.e.n.n.y.h. Challenge: Watch this film and then try to drive home normally and not like you’re a getaway maniac juiced up on hard rock and coffee (I may/may not need a lawyer soon)…

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Review – The Shape of Water

By guest columnist dyron_rises A month after it was released I finally saw The Shape of Water, the latest feature film from visionary director Guillermo Del Toro (Cronos, the Hellboy films, Pan Labyrinth, etc.), a unique blend of fantasy, sci-fi, romance and Cold War intrigue.

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The 2018 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts

It’s officially a tradition: for the past three years I managed to watch all the Oscar-nominated Documentary Shorts. Mostly because, hey, short. (Come on, you can dominate a whole category in three hours!) But they’re never boring. Depressing as hell sometimes, but never boring. It’s not a comfortable three hours, but it’s always interesting. Click

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Review – Darkest Hour

By guest columnist narrator26 As someone who knew next to nothing about Winston Churchill, I went into Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour in hope of a good history lesson, in addition to a well crafted film. Thankfully, I got my fair share of both.

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Binary System Podcast #115 – The Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! The planets finally aligned (…took them long enough. Get it together, planets…) and Binary System Podcast was able to get Elizabeth, Kathryn, Nathan, and Jada together at the same time to talk about this year’s Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts. Spoiler warnings for

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Review – Molly’s Game

By guest writer TheNoShitMovieCritic. Jessica Chastain’s previous role in 2016’s Miss Sloane no doubt assisted her ability to nail this performance. In short, if a fast-talking, dialogue-heavy, crime biography drama is what you seek, this one comes media recommended and entertaining on that level.

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Binary System Podcast #114 – Placeholder Content

You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Not sure what’s going on lately, but there’s a wealth of topics that we could turn into podcasts this month. So many fun things going on: the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts are playing at theaters, there’s a new Welcome to Night

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Review – The Phantom Thread

By guest writer thebeardreviews. Set in 1950’s London, the life of renowned dressmaker (Lewis) is shaken when a young, strong willed woman (Krieps) becomes his muse and lover. 

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Review – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

By guest columnist Caleb Luther. What a powerful and poignant piece of black comedy. I’ve been pretty big on this director’s work for some while now (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), but he may have just topped himself with this one. Three Billboards goes above and beyond in developing its characters, making this already intriguing premise deeply layered

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