Daily Archives: August 2, 2025

Movie Review: Hedge your bets, “Kill the Jockey”

The Argentine actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart gives off strong Roberto Benigni energy in the surreal, or at least wildly eccentric “Kill the Jockey.” His haircut and slight jockey’s build makes the physical resemblance land, even if the character has relatively … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Rami Malek, Michael Shannon and John Slattery judge Russell Crowe at “Nuremburg”

Landing the now-burly Russell Crowe to play Nazi leader, art plunderer and Luftwaffe blunderer Hermann Goering s quite a coup. He’s joined by fellow Oscar winner Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, “Mad Men” co-star John Slattery and Lotte Verbeek, Richard E. … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: An immigrant’s unlikely romance with a yokel new to New York — “Preparation for the Next Life”

Romance with a dash of “You’ll be deported” thrown in. Sebiye Behtiyar stars, with Fred Hechinger as the purehearted hick-from-the-sticks with his own secrets in a film from the director of the Oscar-nominated doc “Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu. Sept … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Social Media’s watchdogs, trapped in an “American Sweatshop” of disturbing videos

Lili Reinhart stars in this drama about a Youtube/Facebook/Twitter company’s last line of defense against snuff films, grooming perverts and the like. “Remember, we are not censors, we are moderators.” Thus, the company washes its hands of warped “monsters” and … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: “Bad Guys” and “Naked Gun” cops can’t catch “Fantastic Four”

A hyped-to-death comedy reboot, a smart horror picture and an animated sequel were no match for Mighty Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” snore, as that comic book reboot managed another $40 million on its second weekend at the box … Continue reading

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