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Daily Archives: December 9, 2021
Movie Preview: Silverstone, a Tsunami and Sharks? “The Requin”
I could have added “and the Kitchen Sink.” That’s alliterative enough. And accurate. This lost-at-sea-in-a-beach-cabana thriller has, um, it ALL. Coming soon.
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Movie Review: An early history of Islam via “The Lady of Heaven”
“The Lady of Heaven” is a faith-based historical drama that relates the early history of Islam through a series of bedtime stories a woman tells a little Iraqi boy who’s just been orphaned by ISIS fanatics. The idea is to … Continue reading
Movie Preview: Guy Ritchie’s Jason Statham reunion thriller — “Operation Fortune”
This 2022 release is a heist thriller with a hint of caper comedy, yes? Ritchie brings in a few stars-to-be, and a cast of established stars and “geezers” in his parlance, including Statham and Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Hugh Grant. … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Sandy Bullock’s fresh out of the joint for committing “The Unforgivable”
Honestly, I don’t think Sandra Bullock‘s die hard fans are going to be bothered by the things movie critics are (rightly) picking at in her latest, “The Unforgivable.” She dresses down to play an ex-con “cop killer” trying to start … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Ol’Cuss Bruce Dern shows up for one “Last Shoot Out”
If you’re determined to conjure up a new Western, you could do worse than borrowing from a couple of classics. Start by throwing in a stagecoach and its assorted passengers from the Ur Western, “Stagecoach.” Stage your climax, drawn out … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A “Free Willy” with Big Cats? “Tiger Rising”
This seems fraught, potentially irresponsible, and it opens Jan 21. That darned Queen Latifah is in this tale of a new poor kid in town, a caged tiger in Kentucky and the idea of letting it go. At least the … Continue reading
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