Rebecca Kivak

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Rebecca’s TakeIt’s been a rough road for the once-mighty Marvel Cinematic Universe. After 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” brought the masterful Infinity Saga to a close, the parade of films that followed in Phases 4 and 5 has been hit or miss. Last year’s hilarious and self-aware mega-hit “Deadpool and Wolverine” marked a high point as the once-impenetrable franchise sought to regain its footing.

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak |Joe Baress

Rebecca’s TakeSomehow I missed “The Accountant” when it came out in 2016. The Ben Affleck actioner about an autistic accountant who doubles as an assassin calculated an impressive global box-office haul of $155 million against a $44 million budget. It was the most-rented film of 2017, gaining a devoted following. Nine years later, its sequel, “The Accountant 2,” is ready to crunch some more numbers.

3 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak

Valley Community Library is holding its annual fundraising event Books Appétit during a milestone year for the Midvalley institution. The library is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Books Appétit, its biggest fundraiser of the year, will be held Thursday, May 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Peckville library. The event helps the library raise funds to pay for operating costs and continue serving the community as it has for the last four decades.

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Rebecca’s TakeIn “Sinners,” writer/director Ryan Coogler sinks his teeth into his first original blockbuster, a masterful exploration of the Black experience with a supernatural slant. Featuring stellar performances, the horror film is as thrilling as it is thought-provoking. Coogler’s fifth feature film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan in a dual role) over the course of an eventful day in the segregated Jim Crow South in 1932.

1 month ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak |Joe Baress

Rebecca’s TakeFirst dates can be nerve-wracking. Sometimes you may feel like you’re being held hostage. But what if you were actually being held captive, under the control of a mysterious stranger sending threatening messages to your phone? This is the simple yet effective premise for “Drop.” The tense techno-thriller feels like a Hitchcock mystery transported to the modern world of cellphones and dating apps, with danger lurking just under our screens.