Sean Stangland
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Widescreen: Discovering 'Cloverfield Paradox' was exciting - but then you watch itFeb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Everything about the surprise release of "The Cloverfield Paradox" was thrilling. A Netflix commercial that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl announced the latest install...
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Widescreen: 'The Post' shows Spielberg's wizardry on a smaller scaleJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - There is a tiny moment in best-picture Oscar nominee "The Post" - a blink-and-you'll-miss-it camera move - that brought me to tears when I saw it last weekend. I wasn't ...
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Widescreen: Oscars give Spacey the true definition of a snubJan 26, 2018 5:00 am - I saw "The Usual Suspects" the weekend it opened at the late Cineplex Odeon Ridge Cinema, the one with the pink neon that shared a parking lot with Portillo's on Dundee ...
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Why you should binge-watch all 331 episodes of 'ER' on HuluJan 16, 2018 3:00 pm - I woke up Sunday morning, fired up my PlayStation 4 and nearly hit the ceiling when I saw the homepage of the Hulu app. "ER" had, at last, come to a streaming platform. ...
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Two of 2017's best now on Hulu: 'Columbus' and 'Gilbert'Jan 09, 2018 5:00 am - The seemingly endless buildup to March's Academy Awards revolves around a dozen or so films that win all the praise and plaudits - you probably haven't seen “Call Me By ...
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Four TV shows to look forward to in 2018Jan 05, 2018 5:00 am - The beginning of a new year brings a lot of replacement series, midseason premieres and awards shows to your television. (Aren't you just so excited for those same three...
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10 great screen performers from 2017Dec 26, 2017 8:45 am - The line between film and television continued to blur in 2017 - just look at this year's edition of the much-vaunted Sight & Sound film poll, which names all 18 hours o...
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Star Wars: 5 of the best moments from the seven previous episodesDec 12, 2017 10:30 am - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is finally here, and fans will now decide whether writer/director Rian Johnson has delivered an eighth episode that lives up to George Lucas' ...
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Why you should see 'Titanic' on the big screen againNov 29, 2017 5:00 am - Twenty years ago, I was a college freshman at Eastern Illinois University who played "Tekken" on his roommate's PlayStation, convinced his entire floor to watch this bla...
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'Dunkirk' is coming home — and back to theatersNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - Happy Black Friday! Do you need a gift idea for that super film nerd in your family? The one with the newest TV, the loudest sound system and the movie posters all over ...