Daily Archives: September 10, 2022

Movie Review: “Fixation,” a quintessential Toronto Film Fest entry

The whiff of fall sends a movie critic into reveries of Toronto, where the annual film festival (TIFF) is underway again. It’s a lovely city that hosts a first rate festival. Is the shoe museum still open? A movie like … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Spaceship Encounters “Deus,” and Unholy Heck Breaks Loose

“Steal from one,” the old saying goes, “and you’re a plagiarist. Steal from many, you’re a bloody genius.” Something like that. Writer-director Steve Stone almost makes a sci-fi fan viewing party game out of the antecedents for his thriller “Deus,” … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Viola leads Africa’s Amazons as “The Woman King”

Fierce, furious and feminine, “The Woman King” is an action picture that isn’t so much “released” as “unleashed. It’s a period piece built around history’s real Amazons — the all-female palace guard of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Oscar winner Viola … Continue reading

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