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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 Preview: J Lo is Lost in space with on AI to save her — “Atlas”
This Netflix thriller further ensures that the days when “AI” stood for Allen Iverson are gone baby gone. Judging from the trailer, this is one good looking space mission in crisis thriller. But we’ll have to see.Lopez has so much … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Gonzo slaughter-comedy “Boy Kills World” has Skarsgard, Dockery, Famke, Jessica Rothe — and the voice of H. Jon Benjamin
A deaf child whose family is murdered is trained and interior-monologued into seeking his revenge on those who did it. And the world in general. This April 26 thriller-comedy is based on a short film and not a comic book … 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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