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Critiques With Context
Movie reviews by an experienced movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association
Drew Moniot
11 hours ago3 min read
Hannibal Lecter and Me: Revisiting My Role as an Extra in "The Silence of the Lambs"
I was an extra in an Oscar-winning film shot in Pittsburgh!
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Drew Moniot
2 days ago3 min read
Review: "Presence"
A contemporary ghost tale that is all about Steven Soderbergh’s gliding Steadicam camera work and less about a satisfying, scary story.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Review: 'The Piano Lesson'
Malcolm Washington directs a brilliant film adaptation of August Wilson’s Broadway play.
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Drew Moniot
Nov 22, 20243 min read
Review: 'Gladiator II"
'Gladiator II' is a cinematic triumph that lives up to all the marketing hype -- a return to epic moviemaking from a visionary director.
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Drew Moniot
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Review: 'The Little Things'
A contemporary film noir detective story with an Oscar-winning cast including Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 11, 20204 min read
Review: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
Oscar-worthy performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final and most powerful film appearance.
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