Daily Archives: March 1, 2024

Movie Preview: A peek at the remake of “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead”

Iantha Richardson, Nicole Richie, Jermaine Fowler and June Squibb (as the about-to-die babysitter) star in this version of a 1991 film that starred Christina Applegate. Perhaps the trailer will have an actual laugh in it, as the teaser doth not. … Continue reading

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Netflixable? “Spaceman” stars Adam Sandler, if that answers your question

One can appreciate Adam Sandler using his Big Deal with Netflix to try and branch out as an actor, to act in more serious films that the self-described “moron” comedies he’s churned out for decades, keeping himself, assorted family members … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: “Robot Dreams” in animated form

This March release was named “Best Animated Feature” by the Nevada Film Critics coffee klatch. So, they’ve got that going for them. An ’80s period piece about a Manhattan dog that builds himself a companion? Why didn’t Pixar think of … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Understated to unstated altogether –in search of working class “Perfect Days” in Tokyo

There’s a mesmerizing tranquility to German director Wim Wenders’ homage to Japan and the cinema of Japanese icon Ozu Yasujiro. The filmmaker who gave us “Wings of Desire” and a pretty good documentary on Ozu (“Tokyo-Ga”) loses himself in a … Continue reading

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