Daily Archives: November 30, 2021

Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix as baby-sitter, “C’mon C’mon”

Joaquin Phoenix and “endearing” don’t often make it into the same sentence. But watch his soft-spoken, laid-back turn in “C’mon, C’mon,” a movie about a midlife discovery of just how hard parenting is. “Endearing” is the only word that fits. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Hotelier Jonathan Rhys Meyers is sure his crazed brother is playing “Hide and Seek”

I have a faint recollection of seeing the Korean thriller “Hide and Seek” several years back. The plot twist is familiar when it turns up again in actor-turned-director Joel David Moore’s remake. But even with all that information, even re-watching … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Oscar winner Mark Rylance travels to Mobland — “The Outfit”

This February 25 thriller has the “Bridge of Spies” and “Dunkirk” star playing a tailor with a very important mob commission on this one particular night. Zoey Deutsch and Dylan O’Brien and Johnny Flynn are in the supporting cast.

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Netflixable? Animated manga takes us into the headspace of climbers, “The Summit of the Gods”

“The Summit of the Gods” stands alone when it comes to animated films about mountain climbing. So it has that going for it. It’s a tale that hangs on two mysteries — that of a recovered camera that might have … Continue reading

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