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Daily Archives: September 16, 2022
Movie Review: Actor-junkie faces withdrawal, a mistrusting wife and his sketchy brother — “To the Moon”
“To the Moon” is a psychological/psychedelic thriller that has a lot of trouble coming together and more trouble getting to its fairly obvious point. Writer, director and co-star Scott Friend’s movie leaves “clues” hanging, drags out it supposed mystery and … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Danish Family learns why the Dutch “Speak No Evil”
The polite, kind and considerate are forever at the disadvantage when dealing with boorish, brutish bullies. That’s the message in “Speak No Evil,” a taut, pitiless Danish/Dutch thriller that unfolds as a series of cringe-worthy moments, one right after the … Continue reading
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Movie preview: Park chan-wook’s “Parasite” follow up, “Decision to Leave”
A sinister, seductive thriller, this one opens in the US Oct. 14.
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Will John le Carré fans ever get our “Tinker Tailor” sequel, “Smiley’s People?”
As some John le Carré fanatic has uploaded “Smiley’s People” to Youtube (Does Paramount still own this series?), I’ve allowed myself the luxury of revisiting it for the first time since it aired on British and US TV in 1982. … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Morose McElhone’s Makeover on Malta — “Carmen”
Plum parts for film actresses over 50 have always been in criminally short supply, and roles “with legs,” as Susan Sarandon likes to say — with romantic, sexual subtexts — are even rarer. So the great British beauty Natascha McElhone … Continue reading
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