Daily Archives: September 15, 2022

Movie Preview: “Please Baby Please,” a lurid Queer Period Noir with Andrea and Demi

This one promises to stand out, a 1950s “Sin City” noir about gangs and gay men and Andrea Riseborough and Demi Moore as a couple of tough broads. Oct. 28.

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Documentary Preview: “The Last Band on Stage,” Chicago

Musical road warriors Chicago, who have toured for half a century and faced their first enforced year not touring thanks to COVID, this one hits select cinemas Sept. 30. They used to travel with The Beach Boys, who’ve been around … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Lil Rel and Josh Berner are “Bromates”

Snoop Dogg produced this Oct. 7 buddy comedy. Inhaling might help.

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Movie Review: Neapolitan mobster lives through a day as “The Mayor of Rione Sanita”

Remember that sequence of scenes in “The Godfather” in which Don Corleone receives visitors who come to ask for favors, make complaints and request justice? That’s basically the plot for Eduardo Filippo’s play, “Il sindaco del Rione Sanità,” “The Mayor … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Acid Test” is totally Base-ic

The tamest movie ever made about dabbling in LSD and Riot Grrrl culture has to be “Acid Test,” a non-prescription sleep aid of a movie. Here’s a PG rated treatment of an R-rated subject. It’s about a high school senior … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: A Senegalese “Nanny” faces trauma and “presence” in the New York family that hires her

A thriller that turns horrific? Nov. 23 in theaters, Dec. 16 streaming.

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Movie Preview: Orson Welles and New York’s best African Americans actors take on “The Scottish Tragedy” — “Voodoo MacBeth”

A small distributor backs a little known cast that takes on the sensation of 1930s Broadway, Welles’ Haitian set “Voodoo Macbeth.” Oct. 21.

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Movie preview: Withdrawal is horrific when your brother’s up to no good — “To the Moon”

Mostly unknown cast for this Sept. 20.

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Movie Review: “Don’t Worry Darling,” it’ll all be over soon

If it was a “spoiler,” I wouldn’t use the word. And the word for “Don’t Worry Darling” is “Stepford.” I mean, read and comprehend the title. There it is. It’s an easily-grasped and obvious analogy for this satiric thriller from … Continue reading

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