Daily Archives: March 31, 2024

Netflixable? A French action classic is remade — “The Wages of Fear”

The cast is good, the action beats solid and the explosions are epic in the latest French updating of an all-time action classic, “The Wages of Fear.” But almost everything else about this version ranges from “inferior” to “clumsy” to … Continue reading

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Documentary Review — “Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces”

If there’s one myth that dies the hardest about the comedian, writer, dancer, banjo virtuoso and art collector Steve Martin, it’s that he’s “unknowable.” Shy, “very private,” soft-spoken and guarded in interviews that aren’t chat show performances, he’s let that … Continue reading

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