Daily Archives: April 19, 2021

Movie Review: Surrogacy brings intimacy — not THAT kind — “Together Together”

“Together Together” is an offbeat comedy that sets out to redefine “intimacy” for a “woke” and lonely age. A pre-pandemic romantic/”unromantic” comedy, it has the currency of a Woody Allen takedown and a clever way of warily circling any notion … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Marvel’s “universe” expands to Asia “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

Simi Liu is the lead but Awkwafina, Michelle geog and Tony Leung are a lot more familiar to Western audiences.

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Series Review: Eye-opening enchantment “under the sea” — “Secrets of the Whales” on Disney+

The images are impressive, as you’d expect in any new nature doc about the giants of the sea. But the behaviors observed and revelations about whale “language,” “culture,” knowledge passed-down, generation to generation, expressions of curiosity, “love” and “grief” are … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Queen Marie” ensures Romania’s survival after The Great War

Staid, stiff and stately history, “Queen Marie,” titled “Queen Marie of Romania” in Europe, plays like a lesser installment of “Masterpiece Theatre,” a reminder that not everything in costume and ripped from the pages of royal history is a “masterpiece.” … Continue reading

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