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Movie Review: A Twee Brit Romance with a Bittersweet Taste, “The Ballad of Wallis Island”
Ever so slight and so very, very British, “The Ballad of Wallis Island” passes the time like reading P.G. Wodehouse with a cup of Earl Grey on a rainy autumn afternoon. A couple of supporting players from British TV cooked … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: The “Mr. Scorsese” Saga in Five Parts
Film buffs idolize him. Film students long to become him. His fellow filmmakers emulate him. Actors long to work with him. And film journalists relish the chance to bask in his presence and find something to ask or say to … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: “Merrily We Roll Along” Sondheim Song and Dances its way onto screen
A filmed stage musical that benefits from casting Daniel Radcliffe as one of the leads, this beloved Stephen Sondheim musical finally earns a big screen release from Sony Pictures Classics and Fathom Entertainment just in time for the holidays (Dec. … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Bad bad “Primate”
Young folks party in Hawaii. But that chimp “my mom adopted,” who communicates with his human family? He’s not meant to be a pet. Bad monkey. Bad bad murderously bad CGI monkey. And whatever you do, don’t call this “Primate” … Continue reading
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Documentary Review — Home Movies as Comedy Couples Counseling, “Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost”
They were the hottest comic “double act” of their day. Stiller & Meara were never as hip as Nichols and May, but reliably funny, TV (“family audience”) friendly and just edgy enough to give the live New York studio audiences … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Steve Coogan’s a World Cup coach trapped in a debacle in “Saipan”
Éanna Hardwicke plays Irish star player Roy Keane, and Coogan’s the manager/coach dealing with divas and bungles in prep for the 2002 World Cup, putting the Irish team through its paces in “the place that launched (bombers that delivered) “the … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Astronaut” Came Home with More than She Bargained For
The new sci-fi thriller “The Astronaut” is a somewhat ungainly marriage of “Alien” and “E.T.” It begins with mystery and danger and the best of intentions. But the longer the marriage goes on, the worse things get. Kate Mara has … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: Ben Stiller, his wife, sister and others remember his parents — “Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost”
Got Apple TV+? This new doc by Ben Stiller is about his parents, one of the great comedy acts of their era, mught be reason enough to subscribe. Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller were married comic foils playing married comic … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Black Phone 2,” a Busy Signal with Static
It’s helpful to remember 2021’s “The Black Phone” when pondering all the things that are different about the sequel, “Black Phone 2.” Because many of those differences point to why the second film spun off a Joe Hill (Stephen King’s … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Have and Have-Not are flipped by a Guardian Angel with “Good Fortune” at his disposal
Keanu Reeves brings an offhand charm to his guardian angel turn in “Good Fortune,” Aziz Ansari’s season-neutral “A Christmas Carol” parable about America in general and LA in particular as a land of have-a-lots and have-nots. Whatever inspiration the comic … Continue reading
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