Daily Archives: November 13, 2021

Netflixable? Chinese “Zero to Hero” plays the heartstrings

“Zero to Hero” is a heartwarming story of a paralympian, the obstacles he has to overcome and the mother behind him every tentative step, all the way to the finish line. This Around the World with Netflix offering is about … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: “Clifford” takes a big bite, “Eternals” rolls, “Dune” slides

“Clifford the Big Red Dog” is showing on Paramount+ and is still heading towards a $20 million+ opening weekend. Not too shabby. Family fare is refunding its footing at the movies as families start to get kids vaccinated. Bad reviews … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Hockey Goon Meets his Match with these “Ankle Biters”

The debut feature from writer-director Bennet De Brabandere was titled “Cherrypicker” for a while and renamed “Ankle Biters” for release. But while he cleverly-retitled this story of a hockey goon who runs afoul of his girlfriend’s four 7-and-under daughters, he … Continue reading

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Documentary Review: “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time,” filmmaker stuck on Kurt

Writer, wit and craftsman, science fiction icon and cultural iconoclast, Kurt Vonnegut‘s long and storied career saw him climb from penny-pinching obscurity to celebrity, wealth and fame, a novelist whose every book remains in print and whose pithiest remarks have … Continue reading

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