Daily Archives: September 27, 2022

Movie Preview: A little girl and her dad, “Aftersun”

Breathless hype greeted this simple, emotional two hander when it premiered at Cannes. Oct 21, A24 let’s us see what the fuss Is about.

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Movie Review: A “pop up store” inspires a Major Motion Picture — “Spirit Halloween: The Movie”

Well, that headline’s something of a bait and switch. “Major motion picture” doesn’t really fit this meek kiddie horror tale, a thriller that still has its training wheels on. But what more could we expect from a movie that took … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Disaster at sea — “VampyrZ on a Boat”

The latest horror tale from the director of “Valentine DayZ” is about a cargo ship with a vampire in its hold — “VampyrZ on a Boat.” It is badly acted, with a mostly high-mileage cast that for the most part … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Denmark’s Oscar contender is a serial killer tale set in Iran — “Holy Spider”

A woman reporter travels to the misogynist state investigating killings. Timely, and it looks terrific. “Holy Spider” comes out Oct. 28, from Utopia.

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Movie Review: African American Actors make Orson Welles a legend via “Voodoo Macbeth”

Movies about the early career of stage and screen “wunderkind” Orson Welles are, by definition, for fans. And one thing fans are always going to insist on is casting a convincing version of the charismatic, sonorous stage and radio tyro … Continue reading

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