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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Movie Preview: A West Bank espionage thriller set in “Huda’s Salon”
This looks terrific, intrigues involving Israeli occupation security forces getting Palestinians to rat on each other March 4, from IFC.
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Series Review: Balanced and damning — “We Need to Talk About Cosby”
Bill Cosby was an artist who “changed the world,” “America’s Dad,” an icon of stand-up comedy, a breakthrough TV performer with Emmys and Grammys and national recognition in every field he moved into. He was a tireless education activist in … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Time-bending horror, “Alone with You”
This one comes to theaters Feb. 4, Friday, and streams/downloads/VODs Feb. 8.
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Requel Preview? Here’s what Netflix does with “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
David Blue Garcia directs this reference the old/chainsaw in the new reboot/sequel. Great cell phone “cancel culture” joke. Check it out. Feb. 18, Leatherface is reborn on Netflix.
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Movie Review: Charlie Hunnam, Morena and Mel exchange “Last Looks”
When it comes to gumshoe cinema, I have a pretty high tolerance for the cornucopia of cliches that are the bread of butter of of the genre. “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,” “Rogue’s Gallery,” anything based on a Raymond Chandler novel … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: “The Beachcomber (1954),” Maugham’s model for “The African Queen?”
One can almost see the wheels turning in the ancient and esteemed British production company, The Rank Organization, the interoffice muttering that leads to inter-office memos and then to major — or minor — motion pictures. “Oy! What’s this? United … Continue reading
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BOX OFFICE: “Spider Man” and “Scream” run unopposed
Another $11 million for Sony’s Spider, another $7 and change for Paramount’s “Scream.” Bupkiss went to the few other limited releases, “Clean” among them.
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Movie Review: Haute cuisine, romance and melodrama in Denmark — “A Taste of Hunger”
A chef and his new lady-love pursue his dream of his own restaurant and their very own “Michelin star” in “A Taste of Hunger,” a Pinteresque Danish melodrama as frosty as flash-frozen ginger. It’s built around “Game of Thrones” hunk … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: Stephen Frears makes John Hurt an assassin, Terrence Stamp “The Hit” (1984)
The only thing I remember about “The Hit” is how much Siskel & Ebert raved about it back in the day, that “day” being 1985. An Island Pictures release that didn’t make it to “the provinces,” especially the province I … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: One last trailer for “Uncharted,” as Tom Holland goes all Marky Mark
This looks properly cheesy, if not as funny or fun as one might hope. Sometimes they don’t give away the store in the trailer, tho. So there’s hope. “Uncharted” the treasure hunt thriller opens Feb. 18.
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