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Daily Archives: November 1, 2021
Movie Review: Filmmaker has “One Shot” to get this Navy SEALs “extraction” thriller right
You remember the six-shooter that magically fired 41 times in Westerns of yore, today embodied by a sloppy movie’s “endless” gun clip in combat or cop thrillers? “One Shot” throws a fresh goof into the cinema fan’s lexicon. It’s the … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: An amped-up teaser for the all-star disaster pic “Moonfall”
Halle and Patrick Wilson, with Donald Sutherland narrating, give us a preview of a mass extinction event, as visualized by Roland “Independence Day” Emmerich. Feb. 22.
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Netflixable? It’s back to the bloody Polish boondocks — “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2”
Whatever the failings of the Polish monster thriller, “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight,” it’s sequel plunges straight into a goof — an amusingly-gory slice of oscypek or twaróg, the delicacies of the Polish cheese shop. And then, just as we’re … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s pre-“Minari” drama — “Lucky Life”
Before his Oscar nominated indie hit “Minari,” Korean-American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung put in his years of making thoughtful, micro-budget indies that played the festival circuit and rarely made much of an impression beyond that. The streaming/DVD service Film Movement … Continue reading
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