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Netflixable? A woman pursued by a serial killer, and paralyzed — “Don’t Move”
Two things you can say for the Sam Raimi-produced thriller “Don’t Move” is that it sprints by — thrillers on the move have to — and that it’s part of a sub-genre that has proven a goldmine in decades past … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan stars in “Love Hurts”
Quan (“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” “Goonies” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once”) co-stars with Ariana Dubose, Marshawn Lynch, Daniel Wu, Cam Gigandet, Sean Astin and Rhys Darby in this caper comedy set to open the week before … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Ralph Fiennes tries to Herd Back-Stabbing Archbishops through a Papal “Conclave”
A pope dies and over 100 of his archbishops gather to politic, poor-mouth, backbite and backstab their way towards electing another in “Conclave,” a deliciously dark, well-acted and beautifully-filmed inside-Vatican-intrigues thriller. Director Edward Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”), … Continue reading
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Tagged conclave, edward-berger, film, isabella-rossellini, lithgow, movies, ralph-fiennes, tucci
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It’s “Conclave” Sunday in America
A box office hit, and a packed house suggests a lotta people are skipping Sunday Mass in Durham., NC. The lady yelling “It’s NOT a comedy” at the people laughing at the wicked twists and backstabbing must be Leonard Leo’s … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Keke and SZA have “One of Them Days”
A January working class “girls” comedy, this could find its niche and score in what is generally an Oscar holdover month with ONE horror/action or comedy hit breaking out amidst awards contenders. Two Broke Girls trying to make the rent. … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Little Boys on the Run “Beyond the Wasteland” of Macedonia
The child of about nine lives with his father in the forest, hidden from “the evil outside” world, off-the-grid, with hints that there might be no grid left. They hunt and forage, set traps and makeshift alarms and hole-up in … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: Boris and Bela in Old Edinburgh — “The Body Snatcher” (1945)
Censored and edited to death and long thought “lost” in its original form, “The Body Snatcher” is a 1945 horror tale that retains its ability to chill you to the bone. Produced by horror impressario Val Lewton (“Cat People”), directed … Continue reading
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Netflixable? A French “Jumanji” with time-travel and werewolves — “Family Pack”
“Family Pack” is a slick, silly, hot-mess of a fantasy comedy, a French “Jumanji” based on a French board game. A French family — including aged, forgetful Grandpa (the great Jean Reno) — tempts fate by playing an old, carved … Continue reading
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BOX OFFICE: “Venom: The Last Dance” opens at $52, not the blowout/bow-out Hardy’s Boys and Girls Hoped For
UPDATED FINAL SUNDAY NOON from @TheNumbers feed. A lot of things are distracting America from the idea of “We MUST go see the third ‘Venom’ movie” this weekend. Baseball’s World Series, other sports, fall leaves reaching their “peak” and politics … Continue reading
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