Daily Archives: November 2, 2021

Next Screening? Will Smith’s Oscar bait — “King Richard”

Humanizing a demonized “coach” and father and mentor is a novel approach. This story of the obsessive stage dad who raised Venus and Serena to be world beaters at tennis comes to theaters Nov. 19.

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Movie Review: Low-Budget Film Crew vs. The Mob? “Nightshooters”

Ok, maybe now’s not the best time to release a three-years-in-the-can action comedy about an indie film crew trapped in a fight to the death with murderous mobsters in a condemned and about-to-be-imploded building that the crew has no permission … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Canadian stand-off pits enraged Mohawks against racist Quebecoise — “Beans”

An armed standoff, men at barricades shout and point semi-automatic weapons. Mohawk Indians scream profanities at Quebecoise, who scream back, spit and hurl rocks, all while smirking Canadian police stand by and do nothing. What in the name of Ryan … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A music-infused rom-com from South Africa, “Little Big Mouth”

“Little Big Mouth” is a fizzy little romantic comedy — aimed at kids — about a problem-drinker guitarist falling for an ex-model single mom, and the efforts of her little boy and his problem-gambler grandad to put a stop to … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Michael Caine at his meanest as the Definitive British gangster — “Get Carter”

Michael Caine was at the peak of his post-“Alfie” stardom when he took on one of the darkest anti-heroes of his career in “Get Carter,” a hardboiled 1971 “hunt down the blokes who killed me brother” thriller that launched the … Continue reading

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