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    Author:   Michelle Keenan

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    Michelle Keenan’s Top 5 films of 2020

    Posted on January 1, 2021January 7, 2021 by Michelle Keenan

    Xpress critics look back on the year in film.

    1.9 K views+Movie News & PreviewsMovies
    Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci

    Sound of Metal

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020
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    Riz Ahmed is phenomenal as a heavy metal drummer who abruptly loses his hearing.
    1.8 K views0
    Starring: John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams

    Critical Thinking

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on September 8, 2020September 7, 2020
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    John Leguizamo directs and stars in this uplifting, fact-based drama of underdog chess players.
    554 views0
    Starring: Bill Hader, Nicole Holofcener, Todd Haynes

    At the Video Store

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on August 11, 2020August 10, 2020
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    A potent love letter to the former community staple and its surviving businesses.
    906 views4
    Starring: Rosanne Cash, Tara Cash, Kathy Cash, Cindy Cash

    My Darling Vivian

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on July 7, 2020July 6, 2020
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    Vivian Liberto, aka Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of their four children, gets her due in this informative documentary.
    636 views0
    Starring: Peter Medak, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan

    The Ghost of Peter Sellers

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on May 19, 2020May 18, 2020
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    A painful but rewarding look back at the unreleased 1973 farce "Ghost in the Noonday Sun."
    880 views0
    Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy

    Emma.

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on March 3, 2020March 2, 2020
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    The latest take on the Jane Austen classic is a pleasant enough distraction.
    674 views0
    Starring: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ella Jay Basco, Ewan McGregor

    Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on February 11, 2020February 10, 2020
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    Despite rampant filmmaking and scripting issues, Margot Robbie shines in this DCEU spinoff.
    835 views0
    Starring: Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel

    Underwater

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on January 14, 2020January 13, 2020
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    Occasional perks await within the derivative sci-fi/horror schlock.
    909 views0
    Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie

    Bombshell

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on December 17, 2019December 16, 2019
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    Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie shine in this dramatization of the Fox News sexual harassment scandal.
    1.0 K views0
    Starring: Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili

    Midnight Traveler

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on October 29, 2019October 28, 2019
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    The wonderfully honest and illuminating documentary tracks an Afghan family's arduous journey to attain political asylum.
    792 views0
    Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode

    Official Secrets

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on September 17, 2019September 16, 2019
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    Keira Knightley delivers one of her best performances to date in this fact-based thriller about a British whistleblower in the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion.
    856 views0
    Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan

    Stuber

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019
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    This latest entry in the mismatched-partners action-comedy is not going down favorably in the buddy cop hall of fame.
    675 views0
    Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow

    Late Night

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on June 18, 2019June 17, 2019
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    Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling excel in this comedy that's hamstrung by its formulaic structure.
    840 views0
    Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen

    All Is True

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on June 4, 2019June 3, 2019
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    For Kenneth Branagh's latest Shakespeare trick, he plays The Bard himself to successful ends.
    773 views0
    Starring: Ed Helms

    Penguins

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on April 23, 2019April 22, 2019
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    This year's Disneynature documentary is no "Nature" episode but a family-friendly treat nonetheless.
    1.1 K views0
    Starring: Géza Röhrig, Matthew Broderick, Sammy Voit

    To Dust

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on March 26, 2019March 25, 2019
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    Matthew Broderick and Géza Röhrig (Son of Saul) are a charming odd couple in one of the year's most original films.
    635 views0
    Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, “Goose”

    Captain Marvel

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on March 12, 2019March 11, 2019
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    Marvel’s first female-led superhero film kicks some serious butt and shows the boys how it’s done.
    1.3 K views0
    Starring: Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn

    Fighting with My Family

    Reviewed by Michelle Keenan on February 26, 2019February 25, 2019
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    After months of cinematic hype during awards season, Stephen Merchant's comedic WWE biopic is a breath of fresh air.
    1.3 K views0
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