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Jan 23, 2025 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
Categories: January 23, 2025 Indie sensation and multi-Golden Globe winner “The Brutalist” is a grandiose spectacle that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible. It tells the story of a Jewish-Hungarian architect who flees postwar Europe amidst the Holocaust to start fresh in the United States. Although it’s structured like a slice-of-life film, its ideas are complex and touch on legacy, immigration, love, classism and much, much more.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
Categories: December 3, 2024 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0“Gladiator II” is the highly-anticipated, 20-years-in-the-making sequel to 2000’s “Gladiator.” Ridley Scott brings the heat with bigger battles, rabid CGI animals and the flawless casting of Denzel Washington as the film’s lead antagonist. While earlier scripts had Russell Crowe’s Maximus fighting through the underworld to reclaim his life, this sequel includes only a few flashback clips of the original protagonist.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
Categories: November 22, 2024 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0“Emilia Perez” is a bombastic musical set in Mexico that has just landed on Netflix. A darling of critics and industry awards — the leads jointly won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival — the film juggles multiple plotlines during its short two-hour runtime: murder, infidelity and gender transitioning, all set against the brutal backdrop of Mexico’s unending drug war.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
4.5 out of 5.0 stars4.5“Anora” is part comedy, part drama and all heart. The runtime of nearly two-and-a-half hours flies by thanks to writer-director Sean Baker’s emotionally riveting and hilarious narrative. It follows Anora (Mikey Madison), a young Brooklyn sex worker of Russian descent whose Cinderella fairytale might actually be a nightmare. At work, Anora — who goes by Ani — is self-assured, leading men to the ATM to withdraw cash, or slowly inching closer to them the longer they talk.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
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Happy Friday, let's get right into it. Four Game Streamers Rickard Rakell, C/RW, PIT | 31% Yahoo Thursday's night matchup against the Hurricanes was miserable for the Penguins. The top line got outscored 1-0 at five-on-five, but Pittsburgh was better in their minutes. The trio earned a 69 percent expected goal rate, according to NaturalStatTrick, which should lead to better results if they can keep it up (granted the line isn't broken up ahead of the next game).
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
Categories: October 30, 2024 3.0 out of 5.0 stars3.0“Venom: The Last Dance” was released Thursday, Oct. 24 by Sony Pictures. Serving as director Kelly Marcel’s final installment in the Venom franchise, “The Last Dance” was tasked with saying goodbye to audiences’ favorite symbiotic alien duo crisply and satisfyingly, while still keeping the pure ridiculousness the franchise is known for at its core. In this department, “Venom: The Last Dance” succeeds.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
3.5 out of 5.0 stars3.5“Smile 2” starts with a bang and never pumps the brakes. Fans of “Smile” (2022) will be delighted, as this sequel is an upgrade in every way. The horror is more horrible and the scares are scarier. The main character is a scandal-plagued pop star, desperate for a comeback following a car accident and the public meltdown that tanked her career. In every way, her story is bigger than the previous main character, Rose, who was a psychiatric hospital therapist.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
2.5 out of 5.0 stars2.5The new animated Lego movie, “Piece by Piece,” is a documentary produced by Pharrell Williams and follows his rise to fame. Parents beware: despite the kid-friendly animation and musical elements, the documentary structure might be unexciting for younger audiences. “Piece by Piece” is an animated highlight reel of Williams’ rise to industry prowess, using his greatest hits as the soundtrack.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
theithacan.org | Logan Thompson
3.0 out of 5.0 stars3.0“It’s What’s Inside” is the story of a reunion gone horribly wrong. On the eve of a wedding, friends gather at a family estate to celebrate and reconnect before the big day. Things are going great until the arrival of an eighth friend and his strange suitcase ruins their plans with a brutal game akin to “Mafia.” Despite many similarities to 2022’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” the film makes its own mark with sci-fi gimmicks and trickery.
