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Russell Crowe 5, John Oliver 1
Yes, I know that’s not a proper cricket score, which would be 183 to 165 and a half. Or some such. But just in case you missed the best Aussie-Brit burn since “The Ashes.” Just in case you don’t … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Documentary suggests “What Haunts Us” is more than just a crime and our reaction to it
A few years back, the U.S. Supreme Court established the idea of “corporate personhood,” insisting the organizations and companies have the same rights — “free speech,” etc. — as people. But one thing I always wondered about the … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Kids obsess over “Class Rank,” and campaign to abolish it in this teen rom-com
If you’re familiar with Eric Stoltz‘s acting career, especially the early years, you won’t be the least surprised at the sort of teen movie he’s chosen to make stepping behind the camera. The star of “Mask” and the John Hughes-scripted … Continue reading
Movie Review: Where do the rich, famous and discrete stay in Manhattan? “Always at the Carlyle,” darling
Two interviews will burn themselves into the brain of any film buff upon viewing the new documentary, “Always at the Carlyle.” Tommy Lee Jones grins and jokes around and confesses to inviting the hotel concierge out to visit him at … Continue reading
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Preview, Ricci isn’t paranoid, Everybody IS out to get her and Only Cusack can save her in “Distorted”
A thriller about mind-control experiments in an exclusive, gated community, “subliminal seduction” and the like? Christina Ricci’s the “Unsane” woman being bullied into falling in line, John Cusack is the investigator digging into this evil in “Distorted.” Note that Cusack … Continue reading
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BOX OFFICE: “Infinity War” devours another $115, “Overboard” hits its mark, “Bad Samaritan,” “Tully” bomb
Who knew there was a “best second weekend ever” record? Apparently there is. And “Avengers: Infinity War” has it. It’s falling off aout 45% first to second weekend (an average decline) and heading towards $115 million or so, based on … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “Anon” puts Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried in an Andrew “Gattaca” Niccol film
Every day I sit down with some piece of cinema or other and puzzle over the last of that movie’s opening credits. “Directed by…Joe and Anthony Russo, Olivia Milch, Deon Taylor.” Who? A generation, maybe two generations, of accomplished, smart … Continue reading
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Preview, Jennifer Aniston, Toni Collette in an Iraq War drama? “The Yellow Birds”
Old enough to play a soldier’s mom, now. A good stretch for Aniston. Alden Ehrenreich, the new Han Solo, also stars. Looks challenging, intense. Tye Sheridan, Jason Patric and Jack Huston also star.
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Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix makes a perfectly haunted hit-man in “You Were Never Really Here”
Joaquin Phoenix makes a triumphant return to the big screen with the haunting, harrowing and hallucinatory “You Were Never Really Here,” a hit man thriller from the director of “We Need to Talk About Kevin.” Lynne Ramsey, working from a … Continue reading
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Weekend Box Office: How low will “Infinity War” go? Will audiences dive into “Overboard?” Will “Tully” find its sweet spot?
That damned “Avengers: Infinity War” swallowed the last vestige of box office innocence with its record-breaking $258 million opening last weekend. It’s earned $340-350 million in the U.S. alone. In a week! Surely this cannot continue. Unsustainable. All that. I … Continue reading
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