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Review: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively Return for Another Simple Favor, Sequel with More Characters, Less Sharpness than the First

Although it didn’t take quite as long as it did The Accountant to get to its recent sequel (nine years), Another Simple Favor takes place in the aftermath of 2018’s […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 2, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV

    Essay: Film Adaptation of It Ends With Us Broaches a Serious Topic Without Making It Weird

    This post was written by Tory Crowley. It Ends With Us doesn’t market itself as a sad, serious drama addressing the complexities of intimate partner violence. I mean, who would […]

  • Tory Crowley
  • August 30, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Film Adaptation of It Ends With Us Puts Beautiful, Well-Dressed People in a Not-So-Serious Film About a Serious Issue

    It’s never a great sign when a film’s protagonist utters the movie’s title in a line of dialogue, however perfectly placed or delivered. Such is the case for It Ends […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • August 9, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV

    Review: A Simple Favor, Deceptively Titled, Dark and Thrilling

    Although director Paul Feig’s go-to milieu is female-driven comedies (Bridesmaids, The Heat, the recent remake of Ghostbusters), there is something thrillingly bold, dark and eventually thrilling about his latest work, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 14, 2018
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