Daily Archives: May 30, 2022

Movie Review: Trejo and Chinlund, a heist and an Afghan Monster fought for laughs — “The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus”

Glib, aged mercenaries face off with an Army patrol trapped with them in an Afghan tunnel in “The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus,” a C-movie that wants to embrace the campy cheese, but never gets closer than arm’s length. Starring cigar-chomping … Continue reading

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Movie Review: An Electronic Dream of Troubled Africa — “Neptune Frost”

A dystopian, political, topical and fantastical musical from Africa, “Neptune Frost” is as unusual a film as you’ll see this year. This Rwandan musical is cryptic and meandering, and easier to decipher than it is to follow. But like an … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Rooker, Willis, Malkovich and Kurylenko shoot it out — “White Elephant”

The old joke that “Assault rifles are for gangsters, and rednecks too lazy to learn to shoot” comes to mind when sitting through the mayhem of “White Elephant,” a cop-hunted-by-hitmen thriller starring a lot of old-in-the-tooth action stars. This unfortunately-timed … Continue reading

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