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Film reviews: New releases for May 8
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft; Mortal Kombat II; Blue Heron; Omaha; Remarkably Bright Creatures
Hugh Jackman in "The Sheep Detectives" Eylul Guven in "Blue Heron" Janus Films Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft *** James Cameron may be the only remaining filmmaker convinced that cinema is only cinema if it’s in 3D, but the format certainly works as a “you are there” experience for fans of Billie Eilish who weren’t able to attend her 2024-2025 world tour.
Eilish co-directs with Cameron in capturing performances in Manchester, U.K., including brief backstage/understage asides to capture the logistics of the massive production (like smuggling Eilish to the theater-in-the-round stage in a…
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