Daily Archives: May 1, 2024

Netflixable? An indulged childhood, growing up the son of a drug lord, “Down the Rabbit Hole”

“Down the Rabbit Hole” is probably the strangest feature film on Netflix at the moment, a twisted parable of an indulged, myopic childhood based on the acclaimed debut novella of Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos. “Fiesta en la Madriguera,” as … Continue reading

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Movie Review: International agents fight a caped not-so-supervillain in Argentina — “Checkmate (Jaque Mate)”

“Checkmate” is an Argentine action that is una pelicula caseosa. Cheesy? It’s a picture that wouldn’t last past its opening credits without a never-ending parade of cliches, tired genre tropes and banal, over-familiar plot elements. It begins with the “retired” … Continue reading

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Movie Review: The Stunt Man is almost always “The Fall Guy”

It might be based on a weathered, folksy and cheesy TV series of the ’80s, but every minute of the big screen version of “The Fall Guy” reminds us it’s a MOVIE movie, a spectacle. Break out the popcorn. An … Continue reading

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