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Daily Archives: September 1, 2022
Movie Preview: A Brit finds chills as “The Visitor” to Small Town America
Finn Jones, Jessica McNamee, Dana Rhodes and Donna Briscoe star in this Oct. 7 release from Blumhouse, Paramount and Epix, going straight to ye olde streaming video.
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Documentary Review: Zimbabwean refugees turn Sommeliers, thanks to “Blind Ambition”
“Blind Ambition” is a simple, straightforward non-fiction film about what we journalists call a “man bites dog” story. It’s about something wholly unexpected and unusual, odd and cute. We meet a quartet of Zimbabwean refugees who fled hardship to South … Continue reading
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Series Preview: Emily Blunt does her Western — “The English”
This BBC/Amazon Studios production features Chaske Spencer, Rafe Spall, Toby Jones, Stephen Rea and Ciaran Hinds in supporting roles. Filmed in Oklahoma, six episodes worth, which is a good thing.
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Movie Review: Workplace Ditzes in the Zoom Meeting era — “Out of Office”
Close your eyes and you can pretty much imagine the full “package” of a movie that would make its premiere on Comedy Central. It’d be derivative — familiar and “new” at the same time. Maybe update “The Office” for the … Continue reading
Movie Review: “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul”
“Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” is a dark comedy about a prosperity gospel megachurch preacher and his wife’s “comeback” from a fall from grace. First-time feature director Adamma Ebo got very lucky that Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall … Continue reading
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