Daily Archives: June 8, 2025

Movie Preview: Austin dreams for a “Band on the Run”

Could be fun. The trailer doesn’t ensure it. It’s a period piece — not Paul McCartney and Wings era ’70s but ’90s Detroit area grunge band hoping for a South by Southwest Fest record deal era. Freestyle picked it up. … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Marseilles-set “K.O.” Delivers a Glancing Blow

“K.O.” is a two-fisted French actioner about an ex-MMA fighter coerced into tracking down the missing son of a man he killed in the octagon. The fights are as furious as the story is ludicrous. Long review short, it’s about … Continue reading

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Documentary Review: A Back to Nature prophet tries to pass on his piece of “Paradise”

Western North Carolina has long been a home to those out-of-step with mainstream culture looking for land to settle on, and in many cases, live communally. When I covered the area for public radio stations and later newspapers, you could … Continue reading

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