Daily Archives: March 11, 2023

Netflixable? An aged DJ laments lost status and lost love, “Have a Nice Day!”

“Have a Nice Day!” is a sentimental coming of age dramedy that doesn’t quite come off. Lots of promising if somewhat conventional possibilities are introduced, with only the least interesting of them pursued. It’s lighthearted, but ungainly, incomplete and disappointing … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Ancient Martial Artists live by the “Code of the Assassins”

A throwback martial arts fantasy like “Code of the Assassins” can’t help but summon up what one remembers of Joseph Campbell’s seminal book, “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” or Vladimir Propp’s “The Morphology of the Folk Tale.” There really … Continue reading

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