‘The Last Photograph’ Review: Zack Snyder Tries Indie Filmmaking on for Size, With Painfully Ponderous Results

After an extended sojourn working in the DC Extended Universe, successful filmmaker Zack Snyder casts off those studio shackles and goes full-on indie with The Last Photograph, a highly personal, long-in-gestation, self-styled Western that trades lavish studio sets for the wide-open spaces of Colombian location shoots. But while the change of pace undoubtedly felt liberating,…

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A Bland ‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Suggests a Limited Bari Weiss Effect (So Far)

There have been months of controversy, outrage and general conversation regarding alterations to CBS’ 60 Minutes franchise under new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. But the venerable newsmagazine returned Sunday night to start its 59th season with a premiere that will probably offer very, very limited confirmation to both the pessimistic and optimistic biases espoused…

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‘Prima Facie’ Review: Cynthia Erivo Stars as a Lawyer Who Becomes a Rape Victim in This Misfire of an Adaptation

Prima Facie carries a bracing, important, timely lesson about getting justice for victims of rape. Cynthia Erivo plays Tessa Ensler, a rising star among British barristers, who often deals with assault cases, and whose world crumbles along with her belief in the legal system when she herself is assaulted by a colleague she was dating….

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