Daily Archives: July 2, 2025

Movie Preview: Peter Weller wants Jack Kesy, the killer they call “Bang”

A hitman redemption story with oodles of violence? “John Wick” ish? This one looks over the top. July 11, we find out if it delivers for the goods.

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Movie Preview: Lily James needs Riz Ahmed’s help in getting justice — “Relay”

Kind of an “Equalizer” movie for the “Anonymous” era, “The Amateur” with Riz not Rami as the expert in things you need to be an expert in to get even. Sam Worthington’s the heavy. An August release.

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Movie Preview: Father Taron Egerton cares for daughter Ana Sofia Heger — “She Rides Shotgun”

On the run from the mob, on the lam from dirty cops. Egerton’s a walking muscle for this one. Aug. 1

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Movie Review: If the Priests Aren’t Up to it, “Dark Nuns” Will Handle this Exorcism

Back in the olden days, a local archdiosce might appeal to the Vatican for a little help when it came to demonic possession of good Catholic folk in their care. Before you could say “La plume de ma tante!” Max … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Tracking a Syrian War Criminal down a French “Ghost Trail”

An obsessive search for justice and closure consumes a Syrian on the hunt for an Assad regime war criminal in “Ghost Trail,” a quietly gripping thriller about Syrian expats in Europe pinning their hopes on “international justice” as they conspire … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Another taste of what “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” holds in store

Why, a Jazz Age scandal, of course. The “Lady” Mary does what the rich folks did, and the common folks now do. Sept.12.

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