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The Unforgivable : REVIEW / Excellent Sandra Bullock Stars In Fascinating, Visceral ‘Unforgivable’ 

The Unforgivable is a fascinating and visceral depiction of a woman trying to rebuild her life after spending 20 years in prison for fatally shooting a sheriff during a chaotic standoff over the foreclosure of her family home in a rural region of Washington state. Directed by Nora Fingsheidt and starring Sandra Bullock, this unmissable film…

14 French Films To Celebrate Bastille Day

Bastille Day is the French celebration that marks the moment in history when the people uprose against the aristocracy; this revolutionary act led to the proclamation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Despite it being a quintessentially francophone feast it is heartfelt all over the world, even in the…

Allison Mack Got a Light Sentence for Her NXIVM Sex Cult Crimes, Here’s the Reason

“Smallville” alum Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine for her role as a recruiter for NXIVM, a sex cult that represented itself as a self-help group. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced the federal judge’s sentence on Twitter Wednesday. Mack,…