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First Take: Allied- well, this is awkward

SYPNOSIS: In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When …
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First Take: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them- and so a new franchise begins

Spoiler free as usual. Because this film is merely exposition. SYPNOSIS: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witc…
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First Take: The Dressmaker- a review nearly a year in the making

SYPNOSIS: A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women a…
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First Take: Arrival- damn near perfection. It’s that good.

SYPNOSIS: A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications Denis Villenueve has been a director who has really hit…
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First Take: A Street Cat Named Bob- possibly the first film where my opinion changed AFTER the screening

SYPNOSIS: Based on the international best selling book- the true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life…
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First Take: The Accountant- maths degree not needed for full enjoyment.

SYPNOSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. D…
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