Daily Archives: April 11, 2018

Movie Review: A Low Country teen falls for AA survivor Rosario Dawson in “Krystal”

We Southerners do dearly delight in the aspirations, vexations and agitation of Outland actors taking their shots at Southern drawls. We do. And after a lifetime of laughter and trepidation of the Foghorn — I say FOGHORN Leghornisms of the … Continue reading

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Movie Review — “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami”

Exotic, iconic, commanding, gender-bending, the very model of sexy androgyny and disco decadence, Grace Jones has cast a broad shadow over popular culture in a career that’s ventured from fashion show runways to James Bond villains. On the cusp of … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Chappaquiddick” sensationalizes a tragedy the Kennedys turned into a Scandal

If nothing else, the timing of “Chappaquiddick,” a film about a tragedy and the infamous scandal that spun out of it almost 50 years ago, seems odd. Why this story, about a drunk driving accident that killed a pretty young … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Truth or Dare” tries to Get by with Just a Killer Smile

The best effects are often the simplest. Especially in horror. Particularly in “Truth or Dare,” the latest spin on “It Follows,” the horror trope that you pass on your curse to somebody new just so you can survive. Here, it’s … Continue reading

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