Daily Archives: August 28, 2022

$3 Movie Tickets? Cinema-going party like its 1979 — “National Cinema Day”

A few classics are being re-released this coming weekend, and the most recent “Spider-Man” will be back, if you missed it. Surely there’ll be something you haven’t seen worth checking out on National Cinema Day, Sept. 3. $3 tickets? Worth … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Seen the trailer? You’ve got “The Invitation”

There’s not much to “the Last Film of the Summer,” Screen Gems’ “The Invitation” — no wit, few frights and not much in the way of thrills, either. But then, you got that much out of the trailer, didn’t you? … Continue reading

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Today’s DVD donation? “Reflection” brings the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Danville, Va

Rough, gripping and quite good, “Reflection” is one of several films made about Putin’s Russia’s ongoing efforts to destabilize and devour Ukraine, bit by bit. The trauma began over a decade ago and threatens to last for generations, as this … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Taiwanese take on Loneliness — “Vive L’Amour”(1994)

Three solitary strangers unwittingly share an empty apartment, crossing paths and even anonymously hooking up, in Ming-liang Tsai’s “Vive L’amour,” a Golden Lion winner at the 1994 Venice Film Festival. Tsai’s second feature was his break-out film, leading to a … Continue reading

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