Daily Archives: March 3, 2025

Who isn’t happy Zoe Saldaña won an Oscar?

Not the fangirls and fanboys who grew up watching her embellish or flat out carry her share of sci-fi franchises — “Star Trek,” “Avatar” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” among them. Not pre-“fanboy” fans who realized what she brought to … Continue reading

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So “Anora” was the Best the Movies had to Show us Last Year?

Sure. Right. Yeah. But come on. A tale of Russian oligarchs and a first-gen immigrant sex worker’s tangle with them — the exploited and the exploiters switching roles, if only briefly — is a movie of the moment, of this … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Hackman’s a Working Class CIA Joe taking care of “Company Business”

Not every actor’s all that picky about her or his wardrobe. But the great ones are. Glenn Ford didn’t find a character until he picked out just the right hat. Piper Laurie would fuss over what purse somebody she was … Continue reading

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