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Author Archives: Scott Renshaw

Posted inArts+Movies, Film Reviews

Zootopia is a flawed but well-intentioned allegory about prejudice

by Scott Renshaw March 1, 2016
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Eddie the Eagle hits every underdog-story bullet point

by Scott Renshaw February 24, 2016
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The Witch is a terrifying and unsettling film about a Puritan family obsessed with sin

by Scott Renshaw February 17, 2016
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Rude and crude, Deadpool isn’t as ground-breaking or clever as it thinks it is

by Scott Renshaw February 10, 2016
Posted inArts+Movies, Features

A look back at the top 20 films of 2015

by Scott Renshaw December 30, 2015
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A new Macbeth explores the ripple effects of violence

by Scott Renshaw December 9, 2015
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The Sundance hit Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a study in narcissism

by Scott Renshaw June 24, 2015
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Inside Out offers silliness to kids and a powerful story for parents

by Scott Renshaw June 17, 2015
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Selma delivers a powerful time-capsule portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.

by Scott Renshaw January 7, 2015
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You won’t find the celebrated Boyhood on this list of 2014’s best

by Scott Renshaw December 31, 2014

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