Daily Archives: May 27, 2021

Movie Preview: “Jungle Cruise” the second trailer

Emily Blunt, The Rock, CCR, and “a tree” with “powers.” Did I mention the U Boat? So the cut and paste screenwriters have seen “The African Queen” and “Murphy’s War?” And every Disney movie with a whiff of magic?

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Netflixable? Conservatives stir up a Kafkaesque immigration nightmare — “Sitting in Limbo”

We toss the phrase “Kafkaesque nightmare” out whenever we or someone we hear about is buried under the impersonal, uncaring bureaucracy of government. But what does that really imply? It denotes a solitary human, a “citizen,” trapped in the maw … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Quaid, Gonzales and “orphans” fish for a “Blue Miracle”

Dennis Quaid plays a crusty, rummy old salt forced to help kids win a cash-prize fishiny tourney so that they can save their orphanage in “Blue Miracle,” a “true” tale of Cabo San Lucas. OK, “true-ish.” Cute? Certainly. Cloying? Sometimes. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Red Hook families drift into a changing neighborhood via “Good Funk”

“Good Funk” is an indie drama told in a series of sketches, interconnected lives facing a gentrifying Red Hook (Brooklyn) with despair, frustration and vague hope. There’s not much to it, but like its title, it’s a character study with … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: M.Night Shyamalan’s “Old”

Well, none of us are as young as we once were. This July 23 thriller is about a family that ages rapidly during a summer trip. Ask anybody about vacations at Disney World.

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Movie Review: Replacing your own septic? Plan on “Digging to Death”

There’s just enough off-the-wall stuff in Michael P. Blevins’ “Digging to Death” to suggest “horror comedy” might have been the intention here. I mean, it’s about a newly-divorced guy (veteran bit player Ford Austin) who decides to replace the septic … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: June 25, Beware the “Werewolves Within”

A little horror from IFC Midnight? Why yes, thank you.

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