Daily Archives: September 12, 2025

Movie Preview: Olivia Colman is a filmmaker who tells the Real Story of Life with(out) Father (John Lithgow) — “Jimpa”

Colman plays an Aussie filmmaker in Sophie Hyde’s (“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”) drama, drawn from Hyde’s own life. It’s about reconnecting with an estranged parent living his best (gay) life in Amsterdam, and how that may impact her … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: A Real Life Boxing Saga starring Sydney Sweeney — “Christy”

A diminutive West Va. brawler meets Don King and everything that goes wrong from there. Sweeney is taking on every project she can get her hands on, because she knows this is her moment. \Not many of her films have … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Affleck, Damon, Dirty Florida Drug Cops stealing “The Rip”

My kinda Florida cop tale — drug money is too tempting for fellows who always have to ask themselves, “Are we the good guys?” True story. Jan. 16.

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Movie Review — “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”

Lady Mary makes one more most-unladylike sexual mistake, “Mum-MAH” dishes up one more serving of proto-feminist American common sense and one last “season” in London town is experienced for “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” of the highbrow British/PBS soap opera … Continue reading

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Mockumentary Review — “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues”

“Getting the band back together” nostalgia is fine. Realizing that they can still play well into their ’70s is something of a “good for them” triumph. And maybe coming to the conclusion that for a parody of a bombastic, pretentious … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “A Long Walk” on the Road to Nowhere

It doesn’t do “The Long Walk” any favors slapping the previews to the remake of “The Running Man” on before the opening credits. “Walk” is “Running” without the running or the amped-up game show “entertainment” elements. The title and the … Continue reading

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