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The Angel Studios documentary "After Death" is using the same "pay it forward" strategy as "Sound of Freedom."

‘After Death’ limply tries to echo ‘Sound of Freedom’s’ ‘pay it forward’ formula

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The lofty box-office returns for “Sound of Freedom,” released over the summer by Angel Studios, invite the question of whether the faith-based distributor’s “pay it forward” ticketing strategy can breathe life into “After Death,” a fairly limp documentary that asks the biggest question: What happens after we die?

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‘Fellow Travelers’ sets a ‘Lavender Scare’ love story against a backdrop of gay rights

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A love story told against a sweeping, decades-long backdrop of gay rights, “Fellow Travelers” finds its meatiest material in the Lavender Scare of the 1950s, and the persecution of gay government employees in the name of the fight against communism. Mixing real and fictional characters, the limited series turns

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Taylor Swift releases ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ with bonus ‘Bad Blood’ remix featuring Kendrick Lamar

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Straight out of your “wildest dreams,” Taylor Swift has finally released “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” The singer released the album – originally recorded and released in 2014 – at midnight on Friday, marking her fourth re-recorded offering after her former label sold the master recordings to her first six albums in 2019.

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John Mulaney and Pete Davidson postpone shows in Maine after mass shooting in Lewiston

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Comedians John Mulaney and Pete Davidson have postponed two upcoming comedy shows in Maine following Wednesday’s mass shooting. “We are devastated by the events in Lewiston. Shows scheduled for this weekend in Maine on Saturday, 10/28 and Sunday, 10/29 have been postponed,” Mulaney wrote in a statement on Thursday. “We are

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‘Priscilla’ tells her side of life with Elvis, at a pace that doesn’t set your soul on fire

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The dramatic height difference between the leads accomplishes a great deal of work in “Priscilla,” visually conveying the power disparity between superstar Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu, who he began wooing when she was just 14. Unfortunately, writer-director Sofia Coppola’s version of this oft-told story moves at a snail’s pace,

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Holiday horror films like ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Thanksgiving’ turn jolly tropes on their heads

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “Gremlins” turned a benign Christmas holiday into a snowy backdrop for cartoonish murders. “My Bloody Valentine” turned the February 14 obsession with hearts into a ghoulishly literal conceit. In November, blood-and-guts impresario Eli Roth will come for Thanksgiving with an eponymous new horror film starring a killer dressed in

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