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Monthly Archives: August 2026
Movie Review: “Spa Weekend” is every bit as Bland as it Sounds
It turns out, putting the two dudes who scripted “The Hangover” (and “Bad Moms”) in charge of writing and directing a midlife crisis moms at a spa farce wasn’t the smartest move ever. “Spa Weekend” — a title as colorless … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Kidnapped in Ukraine? The Russkies never see the “Man of War” coming to the Rescue
LaMonica Garrett gives off strong Michael Jai White vibes in the title role of the new American commando in Ukraine thriller “Man of War.” I LOVE Michael Jai White. Garrett, of TV’s “1883” and “The Terminal List,” stands out like … Continue reading
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Tagged action, b-movie, combat-movie, ukraine
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Movie Review: Rose Byrne is one “Tow” away from Homelessness
Get past the gorgeous, glamorous star power in the cast and a tone that lurches from cute to Kafkaesque and the homeless-woman-goes-to-court dramedy “Tow” will still hit you right in the ol’heartstrings. A sentimental tale told with a bitter bite, … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: A Filmmaker Father Reckons with the Loss of his Son — “Remake”
The grim finality of loss hangs over legendary filmmaker Ross McElwee’s “Remake.” A meditation on grief, guilt and an obsession to honestly and frankly document one’s life and share it with the world, it may not be the last film … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, drug-abuse, film, mcelwee, movies, Reviews
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Classic Film Review: The First Person Diary Doc is born on “Sherman’s March” (1986)
It’s hard to remember how “out there” Ross McElwee’s landmark “personal journey” documentary “Sherman’s March” was in 1986. A confessional, cutesie, creepy and revealing snapshot of the South and one privileged movie maker’s revisiting of his romantic past and revelation … Continue reading
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Tagged civil-war, film, first-person-documentary, history, horror, maga, michael-moore, michael-moore, movies, Reviews, unreconstructed-south
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BOX OFFICE: Spidey’s still The Man, “Odyssey” clears $500 million, “Paw Patrol” and “End of Oak Street” fight for Third
The summer’s biggest blockbusters opened huge, and “held” audience, week to week, weekend to weekend. As front loaded as “Toy Story 5”(not far under $500 million), “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (way over $700, closing on $800) and “The Odyssey” (just … Continue reading
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Movie Review: The Last Bon Bon of Summer — Dafoe Faces the Prospect of “Late Fame”
There are worse obssessions a film buff could indulge in than making a point of catching every film Willem Dafoe takes a role in. An Actor and Artist who merits a capital “A” when labeled such, he rarely disappoints, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged edmund-donovan, greta-lee, kent-jones, late-fame, willem-dafoe
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Movie Review: “The End of Oak Street,” End of Summer Dregs
Say what you want about the Spielberg-lite creature feature “The End of Oak Street,” but Oscar winner Anne Hathaway makes us believe that she believes it’s “The End.” A seriously silly movie that misses more laughs than it reaches for, … Continue reading
Netflixable? Self-Centered Actress/Mom’s Come Home to “This, That and Everything in Between”
“This, That and Everything in Between” is a perfect covers-all-the-bases title for a soap opera. In this case, the soap in question is a feature length film from the Philippines. But “soap” is what this meandering mess stumbles into after … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A “Burning” “Rashomon” from Kyrgyzstan
It may be ethnocentric to think this way, but one can’t help but hope that universally recognized civil rights, liberty and justice make their way into every corner of the world. Because you never know what sort of values you’ll … Continue reading
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