![]() Joseph-Gordon Levitt channels his inner badass to act as the younger version of Bruce Willis, nailing (with the help of some CGI and prosthetics) Willis’s ubiquitous action presence. Stars: Bruce Willis, Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan There’s such a thing as too much news, whether for better or worse, and News of the World only tries to give us the best. Anyone trapped in indentured servitude to social media-Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or worse, other people’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts-should appreciate this calming two-hour reprieve from the unavoidable din publishers and platforms make in our lives today. What modernizes the movie has more to do with context than content. News of the World has no interest in subverting or updating classic Western formulas: It is content with its function as a handsomely-made studio picture, built ostensibly around Hanks but with plenty of room for its young star to make her mark. Zengel is a fresh spark in an otherwise old-fashioned production, but old-fashioned here is a compliment. But as soon as the film judges him, it presents him with a chance at redemption in the form of a girl, Johanna (Helena Zengel). News of the World damns Kidd without having to say a word. An erstwhile soldier in Texas could only have fought on one side of the aisle. The movie doesn’t exactly ask the viewer to overlook which side of the war Kidd stood on: In fact, the truth of his old allegiances becomes more unavoidable the less directly they’re spoken of. His hero is Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a Confederate Civil War veteran who, having stood on the losing side of history, moseys across the Lone Star State and reads out-of-town papers to the locals at each stop on his journeys. Neither of these terms, nor their equally grotesque cousins, make their way into Greengrass’ film, but the spirit that conjured them into being four years ago is alive and well in his recreation of the American frontier. Paul Greengrass and screenwriting partner Luke Davies may have adapted Paulette Jiles’ 2016 Western novel News of the World at least in partial consideration of how far the United States hasn’t come as a nation–around the time of the book’s publication, such cursed phrases as “fake news” and “alternative facts” were inducted into popular language by fascists and crooks attempting to pull a fast one on the American people. Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel While suffering from some vagueness and perhaps naivety in terms of what a healthy sadomasochistic relationship really looks like, Secretary nonetheless is perhaps the most important mainstream informer into sadomaso relations before 50 Shades of Grey entered the popular consciousness.- Justine Smith This point hits the nail on the head in understanding that it is the submissive that ultimately holds the most power in sadomasochistic relations. Grey (a role tailor made for James Spader, that similarly makes you wonder if the only two works of fiction the author of 50 Shades of Grey had been exposed to was this and Twilight) hold the power in the relationship to having Lee take control later in the film. Enough fantasy to dispel any criticism of the apparent lack of safe words, the film does appropriately transition from having Mr. With a wispy Maggie Gyllenhaal in the lead role, her transformation from self-abusing masochist to active participant in a sadomasochistic love affair is entrancing. With a Sundance release in 2002, Secretary quickly became notable for its somewhat unconventional take on the romantic comedy. But why not give Freevee a try before it changes its name again? Additionally, there’s been rumblings that there’ll be Freevee exclusives coming down the pike too, though other AVOD services’ originals haven’t exactly been stellar (looking at you, Tubi’s Titanic 666). ![]() IDMbTV used to be one of the more reliable and varied sections of our larger Best Free Movies streaming list, and it seems-at least initially-that Freevee will follow suit. At least Freevee’s portmanteau is relatively clear.Īs Amazon begins fully marching back to the world of commercial breaks, there’s still plenty to love on its AVOD service, regardless of what it’s called. The ad-driven, free-to-watch streamer (which is where many Prime Video titles were landing as they left the paid service) is becoming Freevee, one of the funniest names for a way to watch things since Quibi. Not only is Amazon Prime Video slowly becoming less worth the hassle to navigate, as its library dwindles in relation to its unwieldy user interface, but its recently acquired AVOD service, IMDbTV, is being rebranded. The inner workings of Amazon’s various stream services are an enigma.
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