Daily Archives: March 13, 2024

Movie Review: Holocaust story of saving not just “One Life” tugs at the heartstrings

“One Life” is an inspiring drama about efforts to save refugee children — mostly Jewish — from Czechoslovakia in the months leading into World War II. It’s a meandering if sometimes moving story of asserting one’s humanity and appealing to … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Wahlberg’s the star but “Arthur the King” in this Shaggy Dog Story

“Arthur the King” is a sweetly sentimental story all but guaranteed to move any dog fancier to tears. A Mark Wahlberg star vehicle in which he’s more or less second banana to a dog — at least when they’re on … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Cena shenanigans get lost in the ooze of “Ricky Stanicky”

If Oscar night and a scattering of “out there” movie and series turns hadn’t made it obvious, that darned John Cena is pretty Down for Anything. Nude “Best Costume” presentation, or dressing up as Alice Cooper or Britney Spears in … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Family is haunted by a child’s “Imaginary” friend

Production designer Meghan C. Rogers cooks up a fine M.C. Escher nightmare world of doors, dead ends and perils folding in on themselves for the drawn-out finale of “Imaginary,” another variation on the sinister side of having a childhood “imaginary … Continue reading

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