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In 'Us,' Jordan Peele holds a dark mirror to America

Friday, 12 April 2019, 09:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Jordan Peele has tightened his grip in "Us," a less satirical and more slaughterhouse horror parable than the writer-director's astonishing debut, "Get Out," that despite its deficiencies will leave...

'The Last Second' is a popcorn movie in print form

Friday, 12 April 2019, 09:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Last Second" by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison (Gallery). The launch of a corporate satellite covertly begins the countdown to the end of the world in Catherine Coulter and J.T....

Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre presents Lord of the Flies

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 15:48 Last update: about 9 years ago

Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre is proud to present Lord of the Flies by Nobel Prize winner William Golding. The classic novel, a potent allegory about the loss of innocence and the decline of...

Snarky Puppy's 'Immigrance' emulates live experience

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 09:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Snarky Puppy, "Immigrance" (GroundUP Music) With musicians from all over the United States, as well as Argentina, Canada and Japan, to name a few, and instruments from as far away as Egypt and...

Happy hunting Bonnie and Clyde in 'The Highwaymen'

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 09:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

It's hard to begin watching the Netflix movie "The Highwaymen" and not think about the way it will inevitably end — in a famous ambush and a hail of bullets. That's what happened to Bonnie...

'The Last Act' is a compelling thriller

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 09:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Last Act: a Novel" (Dutton), by Brad Parks Tommy Jump has worked in theater for a while, but with a fiancee who is pregnant, he realizes that he has to get a real job to generate a steady...

'Shadows' sucks comedy from the everyday lives of vampires

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Think your roommates are a pain? Try living in a house full of vampires. They're up all night, every night. The leftovers they never bother to throw out are partly blood-sucked bodies. House...

Karen O & Danger Mouse bring out best in each other

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 09:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Karen O & Danger Mouse, "Lux Prima" (BMG) Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O teams up with producer-to-the-stars Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) on a balanced collaboration that brings out...

The new animated 'Wonder Park' is at war with itself

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 09:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

There's always that moment on roller coasters when the lap bar gets locked down and you slowly, agonizingly ride up to the first drop. You know the next few minutes are going to be harrowing —...

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