Daily Archives: August 12, 2023

Movie Review: Got a “need for speed?” “Gran Turismo”

“Gran Turismo” is a beautiful looking film. Jacques Jouffret photographed it like the slickest car commercial you’ve ever seen, and Austyn Daines and Colby Parker Jr. edited us right into and inside the race cars and the races recreated here. … Continue reading

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“Gran Turismo” in Regal 4DX time!

Got my notebook, two pens — real movie critics take notes and an Eagle Scout is always”prepared” — and my seat set to rumble and shake at my favorite local Regal Cinema, aka “the office.” This could be fun, and … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Pregnant Couple Copes with the “Last” Russian assault on Ukraine — “Klondike”

“Klondike” is a stark, immersive drama about being trapped on the front lines of a new war when all hell breaks loose. The “new war” was the last Russian-backed assault on Ukraine, the so-called “separatists” uprising in Donetsk Oblast, Russian-instigated … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Gay Ghost helps find his killer, “Marry My Dead Body,” Taiwan’s Oscar Contender

“Marry My Dead Body” is a daft and somewhat slow-footed Taiwanse action comedy about a homophobic cop who learns tolerance by marrying a ghost, who then helps him Crack the Big Case. It’s a tad obvious, a bit dated, as … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: A different spin on the Immigrant Narrative — “Marisol”

A college-bound teen is falsely accused, and her future unravels when it does. “Marisol” is undocumented. Sept. 1.

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