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Movie Preview: “Dad” lost interest, But John Leguizamo might step in because “Bob Trevino Likes It”
Barbie Ferreira stars in this feel-film film festival darling about parenting’s lifelong commitment, the sort of guys who bail (French Stewart) and the sort of man (played by Leguizamo) who has it in his heart to step up. Roadside Attractions … Continue reading
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That first time Sly and the Family Stone wowed “The Ed Sullivan Show”
I’ve watched the upcoming Hulu documentary about Sly Stone and the “Burden of Black Genius,” another dazzling Black Music History by Questlove, loved it and hope to get a review up in the next few days. It premieres Feb. 13. … Continue reading
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Movie Review: This time, Dreyfuss is the Old Salt giving advice to those heading “Into the Deep”
“Into the Deep?” Well, “Jaws” it’s not. Entirely too shallow for “The Deep,” too. But Richard Dreyfuss is in it, the “Jaws” alumnus who’s lived to play the sage of the sea role in this B-almost-C picture about gun smugglers, … Continue reading
BOX OFFICE: “Flight Risk” rings Liongate’s bell, “Prescence” ghosts in, “Brave the Dark” barely keeps the lights on
Mark Wahlberg used to be the King of January action films, a crown he passed on to Gerard Butler a couple of years back. But “Flight Risk,” featuring a bug-eyed psychopathic turn by the Once and Always Markie Mark, a … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Damned” Fishermen face Consequences for their Cruelest Mistake
“The Damned” is a thriller built on one of the oldest formulas in fiction. First, there are many, as Dame Agatha taught us, “And Then There were None.” Ah, but what a setting this 19th century fable has — the … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: “Sly Lives! Aka the Burden of Black Genius”
A singular pop/funk presence on American radio of the ’60s and early ’70s, rock historians fan and wide have long declared the genius of Sly Stone and the tunes he and his musical “family” brought to the world. Now Hulu’s … Continue reading
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Movie Review: House isn’t a home when it’s haunted by a ghostly “Presence”
It’s just a haunted house story, just a movie with objects that move and things that go bump in the night. Well, mostly in broad daylight. “Presence” is a “A Ghost Story” filmed like a “Paranormal Activity” installment. And it’s … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Dockery figures out Grace and Wahlberg are each a “Flight Risk”
There was never any doubt that, “canceled-“or-uncanceled, Mel Gibson has skills as a director. He knows how to cast, block, shoot and edit a thriller, be it historic or generically modern. But what we’ve allowed ourselves to question during his … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Bisset still has her shimmer in “Loren & Rose”
A screen legend gives better than a lackluster indie script deserves in “Loren & Rose,” a movie about a movie-maker befriending a once-famous actress he needs to get his new movie made. Maybe there’s a bit of art-imitates-film-life in this … Continue reading
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Oscar Nominations — “Emilia Perez,” “Wicked” and “Brutalist,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Dune 2” and Five Other Films compete for Best Picture
Netflix’s much-hyped “Emilia Perez” musical led the way with 13 nominations when the much-delayed contenders for the 97th Academy Awards were announced this morning. “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” scored ten nominations each. A total of 10 films are up for … Continue reading
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