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Daily Archives: August 10, 2023
Movie Review: Rejected by an Online Dating Site? “Match Me if You Can”
Comedy is a quick, and that goes for romantic comedies as well. “Match Me if You Can” is an indie rom-com that just isn’t — quick or romantic. There are funny lines and a cute moment, here and there. And … Continue reading
Movie Preview: Brit wants to open his own bank, and Hugh Bonneville ain’t having it –“Bank of Dave”
Rory Kinnear has the title role, that of a bloke who wants to charter a small town bank to “help” his friends and other customers. Lock! Him! Up! the conservatives shout. Phoebe Dynevor, Paul Kaye, Naomi Battrick, Jo Hartley, Angus … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Emile Hirsch and Israeli agents hunt for the bomber known as “The Engineer”
That broken record that hits the turntable almost every time I have to review a thriller is skipping again, this time all the way through “The Engineer.” “PACING,” skip. “PACING,” skip. This inspired by “true events” picture is about the … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” or Dracula Takes a Cruise
Regular readers of movie reviews will recognize the words “beautifully-designed” and “handsomely mounted” as film critic speak for “The blind date we’re setting you up with has…a great personality.” So it is with the lovely-to-look-at, well-cast old school horror tale … Continue reading
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