Daily Archives: December 10, 2022

BOX OFFICE: Another apocalyptic weekend, as nothing new makes any noise and “Wakanda” waves a slow “Good-bye”

The prestige pictures are supposed to be showing up and making some box office noise on this, the second weekend of December. But “Empire of Light” won’t manage much, “The Whale” isn’t opening wide and “Spoiler Alert” is neither a … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Frankenheimer and Peck learn what Johnny Cash meant when he sang “I Walk the Line” (1970)

The last time I interviewed screen legend Gregory Peck, I had the temerity to ask if there were any “regrets” among his 58 on screen credits. He didn’t hesitate. “McKenna’s Gold,” he said. Something about the unpleasant ensemble experience, the … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Will this union be saved, or savaged by “The Marriage App?”

“The Marriage App” is an Argentine rom-com — in Spanish with subtitles, or dubbed into English — about the Great Mystery of Marriage, or as the writer Tom Robbins once put it, “how to make love stay.” Rocio Blanco’s script … Continue reading

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