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Daily Archives: April 22, 2022
Movie Review: Mexican father and son hear threats and consider “The Inevitable Death of the Crab”
“The Inevitable Death of the Crab” is a low-heat Mexican thriller about the targets of an extortion threat. It builds from a first half of phone calls that grow more menacing every time somebody picks up — and mostly, they … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Mixed Messaging from Nollywood — “Man of God”
Apparently, thirty minutes were whacked off the Nigerian running time of “Man of God,” a slick Nigerian “Nollywood” tale of the abused son of an abusive “prophet” and popular TV preacher who spends years dabbling with religion, pursuing a music … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: An undercover cop chasing the British drug trade — “Bluff”
Hard to tell much more than the seedy milieu and mostly unknown cast from the trailer. This indie feature streams/downloads April 28.
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Movie Review — “Pompo the Cinephile,” a fanciful anime about making movies
The anime exception to the rule that “If you can tell a story more easily without animation, why animate?” is given a pretty serious test by “Pompo the Cinephile,” a movie about the magic of the movies. Sure, it was … Continue reading
Movie Preview: Gerard Butler and Jaime Alexander in “Last Seen Alive”
This is the first honest-to-Pete B- or C movie I’ve seen Butler in since his “Olympus Has Fallen” late leading man career bump. He’s not getting along with “the wife,” the wife disappears, “The Vanishing” style, at a convenience store. … Continue reading
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