Spotlight REVIEW Movie review: 'Death of a Unicorn' misses its own point BRUCE R. MILLER Apr 4, 2025 Apr 4, 2025 Updated Apr 24, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter, says pitting unicorns against humans is a pretty dicey proposition. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Horror humor is having a moment, thanks to folks like Hugh Grant and Demi Moore.kAmqFE :7 !2F= #F55 42?’E BF:E6 >2<6 p?E\|2? H@C<[ H92E >2<6D 2?J@?6 E9:?< 96 42? 82==@A :? E9:D 7:6=5nk^AmkAmx? “s62E9 @7 2 &?:4@C?[” 2 ?6H 6?ECJ :? E96 7C:89E6?:?8\3FE\7F??J 42E68@CJ[ 96’D 2 =2HJ6C H9@ E2<6D 9:D 52F89E6C Wy6??2 ~CE682X E@ 2 3:==:@?2:C6’D “=@586” E@ 86E 9:> E@ D:8? 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Now streaming and on DVD: 'Mufasa' doesn't roar like other remakes In “Mufasa: The Lion King,” realistic-looking lions, warthogs, meerkats and whatever break into song repeatedly. It’s like a curious fever dre…
Movies in a Minute: "Death of a Unicorn" Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter, says pitting unicorns against humans is a pretty dicey proposition.
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'The Chosen' and more programs for the small screen | Streamed & Screened podcast There are plenty of shows on now and coming soon, including "The Chosen," "The Pitt," "The White Lotus," "The Last of Us" and "The Handmaid's Tale."
'Chosen' creator says series has plenty to say to everyone Releasing episodes of a television series in a movie theater doesn’t sound like a viable business plan, but it has been key to the success of …
Review: Ryan Coogler makes 'Sinners' more than a vampire movie Hardly a horror flick, it’s largely a metaphor for other issues and it plays out like an engrossing account of history, specifically music.
