Daily Archives: September 30, 2019

Movie Preview: Will “The King’s Man” be better than “Kingsman:Golden Circle?”

Hard to tell, based on this latest trailer. A February sleeper?

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Netflixable? Mackenzie Davis has the title role, and journey, in “Izzy Gets the F— Across Town”

The Canadian actress Mackenzie Davis was “This year’s tall, willowy and funny blonde” oh, about five years ago — in the midst of a run that included TV’s “Halt and Catch Fire” and movies that peaked with “The Martian” and … Continue reading

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Book Review — “Funny Man: Mel Brooks” gets at the wit and the warts of the legendary comic, playwright and filmmaker

It’s no secret that many of the great comics are and were never the most pleasant people to deal with. I remember a confab of critics I was part of in a hotel bar in LA one time when we … Continue reading

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