Monthly Archives: November 2022

The telephone voice of Harvey Weinstein in “She Said,” was it this guy?

We know that the many threatening phone calls recreated for the new drama about the Harvey Weinstein serial sexual assaults scandal “She Said” aren’t actual recordings of the Miramax/Weinstein Co. chief yelling “WHO did you talk to? Was it Gwyneth?” … Continue reading

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Today’s DVD donation? “Sexual Drive” arrives at the Altamonte Springs, FL library

I didn’t get around to reviewing this one. Not a fresh title, arrived unsolicited by mail, Japanese, a trio of short stories about sex and food, reviewing seemed pointless and labor intensive. And I have hesitated to palm it off … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Machine Gun Kelly goes full Rock Star on Drugs — “Taurus”

“Taurus” is more proof that there’s little new to say in the self-destructive rock star movie genre, that a Cobain by any other name is either fated to end up drowning in his own vomit, or not. Writer-director Tim Sutton’s … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Vince Vaughn scripts a little Holiday Vulgarity — “Christmas with the Campbells”

Brittany Snow and Justin Long, Alex Moffat and Julia Duffy, George Wendt and a lot of off-color jokes decorate this Dec. 2 release.

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Netflixable? Lindsay Lohan is “Falling for Christmas,” and staging a comeback?

Most everybody had that moment when they just gave up on Lindsay Lohan. The scandals, the tsunami of gossip, the poor choices off screen and on, few actresses handled the transition from child starlet to adult attention magnet more poorly. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Russell Crowe shows off his “Poker Face” in this Aussie thriller

Every movie opens with a world of possibilities and steadily, one by one, closes off those directions it might take. A good film is one that presents promising options, picks a more intriguing and perhaps less expected one, and maybe … Continue reading

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Next screening? #MeToo, and what “She Said” to blow it up

This Oscar bait features a top cast and an awful Hollywood scandal and the New York Times beating Ronan Farrow to the Harvey Weinstein scoop. Curious to see if “She Said” even mentions the race to publish. Love Carey Mulligan … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Venezuela’s bid for an Oscar — “The Box (La Caja)”

The new film from award-winning Venezuelan filmmaker Lorenzo Vigas is a lean, quiet and disturbing parable about global capitalism as it is practiced in much of the Third World. With “The Box” (“La Caja”), the director of “From Afar” pulls … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Momoa gets a new “Willie Boy” story made — “The Last Manhunt”

“Aquaman” and “Dune” hunk Jason Momoa figures prominently in the advertising for “The Last Manhunt.” He’s in just three or four scenes in it, but he co-wrote the story, so fair enough. And he’s the one who got this new … Continue reading

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Series Preview: Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren return to TV — “1923”

It’s the”Yellowstone” origin series. Paramount+ cannily cashed I’m on Kevin Costner’s star power among over 50s, and now they’ve talked their Indiana Jones into tackling this prequel, set in…”1923.”

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