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Amy Adams starts as Dr. Louise Banks in “Arrival.” PHOTO COURTESY JAN THIJS/ PARAMOUNT PICTURES

REVIEW: Thoughtful “Arrival” tells smarter sci-fi story

Bronsen Bloom November 11, 2016

  “Arrival,” released Friday, is based off the Ted Chiang short story and tells the story of linguist Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) as she is chosen to attempt to communicate with two alien...

Eva Green plays Miss Peregrine in Tim Burton’s adaptation of “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.” PHOTO COURTESY LEAH GALLO

REVIEW: Tim Burton’s adaptation is unusually flat

Bronsen Bloom September 29, 2016

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is a 2011 young-adult novel about a group of misfit kids with special abilities, called “peculiars,” and a collection of their old, eerie photographs....

“Green Room” stars Patrick Stewart, Brent Werzner, Samuel Summer, Colton Ruscheinsky and Mason Knight pose as their characters in the new thriller. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT PATRICK GREEN/A24

INTERVIEW: Writer, Director Jeremy Saulnier stresses realism in “Green Room”

Bronsen Bloom April 24, 2016

“Green Room” is a thriller about a punk rock band held hostage by a band of Nazi skinheads during a concert after they stumble upon something they were not supposed to see. The film is written...

James Franco speaks about his new film “The Fixer” at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this past weekend. PHOTO BY BRONSEN BLOOM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Tribeca Film Festival celebrates 15 years, showcases best of industry

Bronsen Bloom April 22, 2016

[mediagrid cat="30717"] This year, the Tribeca Film Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary in the lower neighborhood of Manhattan from which its name is derived. TFF has grown exponentially since...

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new spy action-comedy “The Brothers Grimsby” is about Nobby (Cohen) and his adventures with his brother, and M16 agent, Sebastian (Mark Strong). The film opened nationwide on Friday. PHOTO COURTESY SONY PICTURES

INTERVIEW: Sacha Baron Cohen delivers outrageous comedy, unusual action

Bronsen Bloom March 17, 2016

“The Brothers Grimsby,” the latest from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, is a comedy-action movie about a pair of orphaned twins who get separated at a young age. Sebastian (Mark Strong), the younger...

Disney flick “Zootopia” is about a rabbit police officer, Judy Hopps, who only has 48 hours to solve her first case. The film opens in theaters nationwide Friday. PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

REVIEW: “Zootopia” sheds light on humanity

Bronsen Bloom March 4, 2016

Disney films hold a special place in the hearts of millennials. Although many generations of children have grown up with Disney movies, they defined our childhood. We grew up on “The Lion King,”...

Director Robert Eggers and leading actress Anya Taylor-Joy shed light on the production of Sundance Film Festival hit “The Witch.” PHOTO COURTESY CHRISTINA MAFFEO

INTERVIEW: “The Witch” conjures up breakout stars

Bronsen Bloom February 25, 2016

“The Witch” is an independent film that details the life of a Puritan family in 17th-century New England. After being cast out of the local settlement due to their fundamental religious ideals,...

FX’s new primetime show “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” which dramatizes the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial, premiered Tuesday night. PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL BECKER

REVIEW: “The People v. O.J. Simpson” reinvigorates America’s obsession with infamous case

Bronsen Bloom February 7, 2016

“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” premiered Tuesday on FX, and under the supervision of executive producer Ryan Murphy, the show is able to revive the infamous case and captivate...

The highly anticipated revival of "The X-Files” starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson aired the first and second episodes of the six episode miniseries Sunday and Monday on FOX. PHOTO ED ARAGUELE/FOX

REVIEW: “The X-Files” reboot features new ideas, fails execution

Bronsen Bloom January 29, 2016

“I Want to Believe” that “The X-Files” reboot will confuse and delight a new generation of viewers just as it had in the ‘90s, but there is reasonable doubt. FOX kicked off the six-episode...

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