Daily Archives: May 20, 2025

Movie Preview: The Sensual Demands of Movie Costuming the “Diamonds (Diamonti)” of Italian Film

Ferzan Özpetek, director of “Loose Cannons” and the recent Netflix romance “Nuovo Olimpo” rounded up a lot of famous Italian actresses for this movie about movie making — making a ’70s period piece and obsessing about what the ladies will … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A 19th Century Japanese “Suicide Squad” fights off the Emperor’s Army — “11 Rebels”

Kazuya Shiraishi’s “11 Rebels” is an often entertaining Samurai thriller that wallows in the conventions and tropes of the genre. The conventions of Samurai thrillers and American Westerns cross-polinated so long ago that it’s hard to remember which culture’s action … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: “Alma and the Wolf” brings the horror home to a small town

A creepy missing son indie thriller that Paramount/Republic picked up, this one rolls out June 20.

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Movie Review: Rage, rage against your married plight, “Sister Midnight”

She’s “mad,” quite mad — articulate, but unfiltered, with few acquired life skills and few options and “Taming of the Shrew” furious over that. He’s the village or neighborhood “idiot,” who “got turned down” by every possible bride he asked, … Continue reading

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