Daily Archives: September 20, 2024

Movie Preview: A Black child in London during the “Blitz”

“Twelve Years a Slave” filmmaker Steve McQueen, a Brit, saw a photo of a Black child on London’s streets during the darkest days of World War II and was inspired to make this film. Saoirse Ronan is the big name … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Bong Joon Ho and Ruffalo…and RPatts and Tony Yuen and Toni Collette, in space in “Mickey 17”

Life and life and life and life prolonged,and cloned a sci-fi comedy about “multiples” and how they’re dealt with, even when they look like Robert Pattinson. Naomi Ackie also stars. Dino makes every “Edge of Tomorrow” death amusing in the … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Josh Radnor & Co. dissect the comic messiness found in “All Happy Families”

Fitfully amusing and unfailingly sweet, “All Happy Families” is a rom-com that pleasantly passes the time to a sitcom beat. It’s also topical — sexual harassment and gender dysphoria come up — and it’s sensitive, which reflects the baggage of … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Creepy, Kubrickian satire of Sexism, Beauty Standards and Ageism — “The Substance”

As the sun rises over Hollywood today, there are creeps who look like Harvey Weinstein, D.J. Qualls and Steve Buscemi passing judgment on the appearance, sexual allure and filmic “fertility” of young women from all over the world who come … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Halle Berry keeps her kids safe from “Evil” — “Never Let Go”

Maybe “Never Let Go” looked good on paper. Take your typical self-isolated “keep the kids safe from the world” thriller, people afraid of societal breakdown, the zombie apocalypse or an outbreak of “evil,” and jump to the part where we … Continue reading

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