Daily Archives: October 10, 2023

“Nyad” time, Netflix Oscar contender?

Annette’s Oscar overdue.

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Movie Preview: Tyrese Gibson and a social worker hunt for a serial killer with a “Squealer” connection

Theo Rossi, Kate Moennig and an old favorite, Graham Greene (as a doctor) are also in the cast of this bloody-minded Nov. 3. release. Here, piggy piggy.

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Movie Preview: Emily Blunt and Chris Evans are “Pain Hustlers”

Andy Garcia is the Big Pharma mastermind pushing his sales force to Score Big. David Yates of the final “Harry Potter Pictures” directs. Yeah, it kind of looks like we’ve seen it before. But hey… Oct. 27.

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Netflixable? A Mexican “Murder, She Podcast” — “A Deadly Invitation (Invitación a un Asesinato)”

Slap the words “unsolved crime podcast” and any hoary old “gather all the suspects” whodunit is “fresh” and new? Is that the idea behind “A Deadly Invitation,” titled “Invitación a un Asesinato”(Invitation to an Assasination/Murder) when it was released in … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Haunted Cage Hunts Bison far from “Butcher’s Crossing”

The first rule a Western fan applies to any modern take on the genre is the eyeball test. “Butcher’s Crossing,” a lean, gritty parable about shortsighted greed and environmental destruction, looks right. Not original “True Grit” celluloid cinematic, but “Lonesome … Continue reading

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