Daily Archives: April 13, 2023

Movie Review: “Hands on a Truck” Contestants Let the Desperation Show — “One of These Days”

“Hands on a Hardbody,” the story of Texans competing to win a new “pick’em up truck” by seeing who could stand up and keep one hand on it the longest was a documentary that was excerpted for a “This American … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A lost treasure caper involving “Florida Man” Or Florida Men.

Say what you like about “Florida Man,” a riff through a lot of familiar action comedy/caper comedy/film noir tropes. It keeps you just invested enough to figure you’re going to have to finish it. Kind of. More or less. The … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” takes Dracula to his destiny

A 19th century charter voyage from Romania to…HELL? Well, trapped on a sailing ship with a vampire seems close enough to that. Corey Hawkins (“BlackKklansman,””In the Heights,” “Tragedy of Macbeth”), Aisling Franciosi and Liam Cunningham star in this salty take … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Once Upon a Time in Ukraine”

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A serf, a samurai and a Jew walk into an oligarch’s Ukranian manor house… “Once Upon a Time in Ukraine” is a Syrnyky Western, a Slavic stroll down Sergio Leone Lane. It’s just … Continue reading

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