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Daily Archives: June 25, 2021
Movie Preview: Marvel’s martial arts superhero fantasy “Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings
Will this make Simu Liu a big star? This opens Sept. 3.
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Netflixable? Well, it seemed “Good on Paper”
Comic, writer and actress Iliza Shlesinger once was sued for turning away men at a show she’d labeled and limited to “for women only.” So we know where she’s coming from, playing a stand-up who finally gets that TV deal … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: An American teaching in China pushes a family to embrace their child’s dyslexia in “Confetti”
Amy Irving is among the stars of this Anne Hu film, about a kid with dyslexia whose rural Chinese family and the culture around them learn about how that doesn’t need to limit the life the little girl has ahead … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “The Ice Road” should make even Liam Neeson say, “Oh, come ON now!”
You watch enough reality TV, you know this. Ice road trucking is damned dangerous without throwing in much melodrama. So all this villainy, these snowmobile chases, ice truck bumper cars and what not that “The Ice Road” serves up? A … Continue reading
Classic Film Review: “The Defiant Ones” (1958) hold up a lot better than expected
Some films achieve “classic” status and even become pop culture shorthand, but eventually find themselves dismissed as overly-earnest, “of its time,” or even “self-parody.” More than one Stanley Kramer production of the ’50s on into the ’70s has suffered that … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: Netflix gives us a different take on “Cat People”
A July 7 doc about “cat fanciers?” Ok.
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Documentary Preview: Eli Roth’s Shark Doc — “Fin”
The Sharkfin Soup fetish that is pointing “Jaws” towards extinction, courtesy of the inventor of “Torture Porn.” July 13 “Fin” comes to Discovery +.
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