Monthly Archives: May 2017

Movie Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” gives us so much more it’s almost too much

It takes a village to raise Baby Groot. There are worse things that you could call a trigger-happy/tech savvy ill-tempered talking raccoon than “raccoon.” “Trash panda,” for instance. “Triangle-headed dog.” Sly Stallone doesn’t do alien makeup, because he’s Sly Stallone. … Continue reading

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Today’s first screening: “The Wall”

Yeah, I’m getting around to the movie with the cursing raccoon tonight. But this AM, a combat film presents itself, an intimate portrait of an isolated, man-to-man, sharp-shooter to sniper fight to the death. Aaron Taylor Johnson and John Cena … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Olympian covers conventional ground in an unconventional way in “Tracktown”

“Write what you know,” aspiring novelists and screenwriters are told. And Alexi Pappas knows long distance running, training for long distance running, and the mono-maniacal focus it requires to make it to the Olympic Games. So that’s what her film … Continue reading

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