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Call Me by Your Name (Middleburg Film Fest)  A young intelligent 17-year-old and an archaeology student go from strangers to secret lovers in the summer of 1983 in Northern Italy in Luca Guadagino’s Call Me By Your Name. Its summer, 1983 in Northern Italy and Oliver (Armie Hammer) is set to be Professor Perlman’s (Michael Stuhlbarg) archaeology assistant for the next 6 weeks. While he is studying, he is also staying in Perlman’s home with his wife and 17-year-old son Elio (Timothée Chalamet). Over the coming weeks, Oliver and Elio become close friends. They ride bikes through town and the countryside, they have midnight swims and play volleyball to name a few. During this time Elio is secretly falling for Oliver, but he doesn’t think he feels the same as Oliver frequently dismisses his subtle advances. Elio tries to fight his feelings and begins a relationship with Marzia (Esther Garrel) a young girl from the village. However, this does not quell his longing for the olde
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Justice League Review:   Comic book geeks and superhero fans alike have been waiting even drooling over the thought of having a Justice League movie hit the big screen. Well, it’s here and this time, director Zach Snyder does not disappoint! Since Superman (Henry Cavill) died the entire world is still in deep mourning. Everyone except for the criminals. Kal-El’s untimely demise is a new opportunity for criminals around the world to wreak havoc, but they are not alone.   Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds), an Apokoliptian general, and member of Darkside’s Elite, who once tried to claim Earth as his own some thirty thousand years ago but was defeated is now back to what he wants – Earth.   To complete his task, he needs to find three ancient weapons known as mother boxes.   After his defeat, these well-guarded weapons were divided amongst the Amazons, Atlantians, and the humans and hidden. For thousands of years, the mother boxes have laid dormant.   However, with Superman’s death
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Lady Bird  (Middleburg Film Fest) Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut of a coming of age comedy of a rebellious teen looking to get and start her life somewhere other than Sacramento California is entertaining to watch. Christine “Lady Bird” (Saoirse Ronan) is a rebellious teenager looking forward to the end of her senior year at an all-girls Catholic school. Once she’s done, she is on the first thing smoking, and off to any college that is NOT in Sacramento. She has her sights set on NYC. The only potential issue, her overbearing, pain in the butt, pit bull of a mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalf). Bored with her current situation at school and wanting to be one of the cool kids, Lady Bird tries out for the school play put on by the brother Catholic school. While she didn’t land the leading role, she does land a new Boo. But things are not what she thought they would be and while it doesn’t end well. Still seeking acceptance, she hooks up with the rich kids at school and