Daily Archives: January 21, 2021

Movie Preview: Tunisia’s quest for an Oscar? “The Man Who Sold His Skin”

Monica Bellucci stars in this tale of a tattoo superstar and looks like nothing you’d expect to see from any North African cinema. Wow.

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Movie Review: “Psycho Goreman” qu’est-ce que c’est?

My stars and garters, what manner of Z-movie mayhem is this? A little nacho cheese from the makeup maestro turned director of “Leprechaun Returns,” complete with all the digestive tract burps and toots that label entails, “Psycho Goreman” looks and … Continue reading

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Movie Review: An Angelina, an Italian and a Franco-Iranian fall in love, “Show Me What You Got”

Not every film that’s all about a menage a trois aims to be the next “Jules et Jim.” Some have a hint of “Summer Lovers” or “Y Tu Mama Tambien” about them, and so go for playful “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” … Continue reading

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Netflixable? “Sightless” and paranoid — maybe with good reason

As paranoid thrillers go, “Sightless” isn’t half bad before it — pardon me — loses its way. And even after that, it manages a moment or two even as it frustrates you with its many blown possibilities. The story of … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A son with few “Identifying Features” goes missing in the Borderlands in this haunting odyssey

Three movies set in “the troubles” along the Border have come out in same week. “The Marksman” is a generic Liam Neeson action picture without the nerve to be either a racist redemption tale or a meaningful look at a … Continue reading

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