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Daily Archives: September 8, 2022
Movie Review: Some nitwit named his comic hostage thriller “The Movie”
“The Movie,” a “comical” hostage “thriller” about a deranged no-talent who home-invades a has-been movie star’s house to force her to be in his film, is not autobiographical. That needs to be said. It is not funny, exciting, scripturally witty, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Neil Labute’s “House of Darkness”
Even those of us long in on the joke of Neil Labute’s He Man Woman Haters Club dramedies, ironic depictions of toxic masculinity wrapped in male affirmation, have to find “House of Darkness” a trial. His latest horror riff on … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Ruth Wilson looks for “True Things” about her character
Her new man gives working-class Kate the once over and asks a question that sits heavily on the viewer’s mind. “How come you’re always like this?” What’s he talking about? “Impulsive,” because she just slipped out to meet him, on … Continue reading
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Movie Preview — A trailer that will tickle you — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Honestly, as this is a Netflix production, I’m not sure they need that “A Knives Out Mystery” explainer in the title. It stars Daniel Craig. It’s by Rian Johnson. Everybody gets it. A simple “Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion” would suffice. … Continue reading
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First Look: The Decadent Opulence of Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon”
I don’t normally post still photos from pictures, but damn, look at this thing. Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” opens Christmas in limited release. Oscar bait? Most certainly. Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva.
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Today DVD donation? “Poppy Field” comes to Maitland
One has to be careful where one donates DVDs with more mature themes and subject matter, especially in the Florida Reichsland, where book banning is totally a thing. A Romanian drama about a gay cop? Maitland, one of the smarter … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Disney’s latest actors-and-animation take on “Pinocchio”
There have been so many film versions of the classic fairytale “Pinocchio” over the years that even Disney must have lost count. But I guess it was the fact that Guillermo del Toro was making an animated version of an … Continue reading
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Movie Review: The Simple, Sinister Charms of “Barbarian”
Simple is better. Less is more. And never explain anything the camera can let the viewer figure out. “Barbarian” is a horror movie that gets the basics right. All of them. Well-cast — in a cast-against-type way — sparing in … Continue reading
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