Daily Archives: November 22, 2024

Movie Review: “Spartacus” III, “Gladiator II”

Epic-scale filmmaker Ridley Scott turns 87 on November 30. It’s safe to assume that, like Clint Eastwood, Scorsese, Almodovar or Bigelow, any film he makes could be his last. But Scott’s still carrying on as if he has no laurels … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Wicked” girlfriend, you’ve put on an awful lot of weight

“Wicked” moves from the Broadway stage to the cinema, an epic that transitions from “musical” to “intellectual property” in a bloated, lumbering, gear-grinding crash. Whatever Disney or most any other producing studio might have done to this beloved prequel to … Continue reading

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