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Daily Archives: September 9, 2023
Movie Review: The Baroque Charms of Christie and Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice”
Take any genre, any movie in any film series and add Tina Fey to it and the proceedings are always going to be more fun. Fey joins Kenneth Branagh‘s merry parade of Hercule Poirot period pieces for “A Haunting in … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A French big-screen “Succession?” “The Origin of Evil”
A woman tries to reconnect with her estranged…and very rich French family in this Sébastien Marnier (“School’s Out”) thriller. Looks privileged and acrid. Sept. 22, this rolls out in select cities.
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Movie Preview: Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick are in the Outback with jobs at “The Royal Hotel”
A fish-out-of-water thriller about two lasses taking work in the most sexist place on Earth. Hugo Weaving? Scarier as he gets older. Neon has “The Royal Hotel,” so the release date is TBD. Worth keeping an eye out for, though.
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Movie Preview: Emily Blunt and Chris Evans go Big Pharma — “Pain Hustlers”
This looks cute and mean and comes out Oct. 27 on Netflix. But it’s directed by the guy who dragged Harry Potter over the finish line. It’s over two hours long, and sorry, but David Yates? Not a handler of … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Dutch Threesome Hunt for that elusive sexual “Happy Ending”
You’d think restaurants would know better than to name a cheese dessert “Fromage a Trois.” A label like that can get couples thinking and talking about the other trans-national use of “trois. And one thing might lead to another, or … Continue reading
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Book Review: Coffee Table Clint — “Clint Eastwood, The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work”
Somebody on your movie-buff birthday or holiday shopping list is a Clint Eastwood fan. This luxe new pictorial with essays on the man and his films comes in its own box, a beautifully presented book that matches its author’s thesis … Continue reading
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