Daily Archives: December 14, 2023

Classic Film Review: Sellers, De Sica, Mature, Ekland and Balsam are “After the Fox”

Neil Simon co-wrote it, Burt Bachrach and Hal David composed the jaunty music, Vittoria De Sica directed it and Peter Sellers starred in it. But when “After the Fox” came out in 1966, this sly farce about The State of … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Mads Mikkelsen is in “The Promised Land”

Mads is an 18th century dreamer/doer intent on building “The king’s first settlement on the heath” of Denmark’s Jutland on “The king’s land” on behalf of the king. Who “doesn’t know you exist.” Ummm… A February release from Magnolia.

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Movie Preview: John Krasinski asks What “IF” our childhood imaginary friends were real?

Ryan Reynolds stars, with the voices of Steve Carell, Emily Blunt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina and many others voicing those imaginary childhood friends who need a new kid to work with. “IF” is coming our way in May.

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Movie Review: India’s Oscar hope remembers an epic flood — “2018: Everyone is a Hero”

It was a blockbuster when it opened on the Subcontinent. But as in North America, being a big box office hit isn’t necessarily a qualifier for Oscar glory. India’s submission for this year’s Best International Feature competition is a sentimental, … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Eddie Murphy and the gang are back for “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley”

Hey, it was the ’80s. Axel was the Name of the Decade, amIright? Paul Rudd and Joseph Gordon Levitt, along with Judge Reinhold and a few survivors from the Glory Days of “Beverly Hills Cop” are back on the job … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Chastain and Sarsgaard shine as two lost souls adrift in “Memory”

The comforts, traumas and shortcomings of “Memory” make for a poignant if somewhat melodramatic romance and star vehicle for two of the best in the acting business — Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard. It’s a story of two damaged people, … Continue reading

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