Daily Archives: July 1, 2023

Netflixable? SerioComic Hijinx among three Mexico City Makeup Artists — “Making it Up?

Well-cast and acted with sympathic warmth and wit, “Making it Up” is an object lesson in the shortcomings of relying on voice-over narration to tell your story on screen. It’s a dark, maddeningly-manic and almost cute dip into loving someone … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Pete D and Shailene and Ferrara and Seth and Paul Dano get that GameStop “Dumb Money”

You’ve got Seth Rogen and Nick Offerman and I guess Vincent D’Onofrio as hedge fund villains upbended when a youngish investor/online influencer (Paul Dano) convinces Nerdword that these jerks shouldn’t be allowed to destroy the beloved but outmoded video game … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: A Very Disturbing Trailer to a Spree Killer Thriller — “The Passenger”

The whole vibe of this Aug 4 MGM+ release is unsettling. A wimpy kid trapped in the company of a psychopath, slaughtering folks from the life of that kid as a sort of “lesson” to “change” or “save” a “loser?” … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: “Indy” Arrives, “Flash” exits — Harrison Ford’s Curtain Call Cashes in with a $60 million opening weekend, “Ruby Gillman” bombs

The final “FINAL” installment in the 43 year old Indiana Jones franchise, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” is making an exit worthy of a series that going on three generations have been showing up for. No, the movie’s … Continue reading

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