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Movie Review: Lost Jewelry triggers romance in “The Christmas Ring”
“The Christmas Ring” is a new romance novel adaptation starring “One Tree Hill” alumna Jana Kramer and Benjamin Hollingsworth of the aptly-titled Netflix series “Virgin River.” It’s a slow, bloodless romance built on “anticipation” because there’s no conflict, little drama … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Fleeing a Dictatorship via aid from “The Secret Agent”
1977 Recife, Brazil. This awards contender (Best International Feature) opens Thanksgiving week in limited release.
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Documentary Preview: A Murphy Love-in? “Being Eddie”
The Oscar-winning editor (“The Social Network”) turned director Angus Wall is behind the camera for this new “Eddie…in his words” documentary. Lots of fellow comic fans appear to sing his praises and appreciate the shift he represented in films and … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Edgerton and Jones, Condon and Macy in a lush period piece, “Train Dreams”
Clifton Collins, Jr. joins Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon and William H. Macy for this adaptation of Denis Johnson novella by the director of “Sing Sing.” It’s an intimate, romantic and dangerous epic about the wonders of the woods … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: One more trailer for James L. Brooks’ Jamie Lee/Woody/Kumail and Emma Mackey feelgood film — “Ella McKay”
Dec. 12.
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Movie Preview: A Big Mistake means a future full of “Reminders of Him”
This romantic weeper is based on a Colleen Hoover (“This Ends with Us”) novel and Maika Monrue and Tyriq Withers star in it, with Lauren Graham and Bradley Whitford. In theaters March 13.
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Netflixable? “Expert” must Solve a Mystery in under “27 Nights”
The orderlies who have shown up at the posh townhouse have a question. “Is she aware of what’s happening?” The two daughters waffle and deflect, with one more certain of the decision than the other. She’s the one who figures … Continue reading
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Movie Review: An “Anniversary” that Democracy Shouldn’t Celebrate, but Dread
Critics — the thinking ones anyway — have been wearing out the phrase “a movie of its moment” these past couple of years. A leader out to tear the country to pieces surfed a tidal wave of oligarch money, ignorance … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Bard and Bride lose a Little Boy and a Masterpiece is Inspired — “Hamnet”
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in this prestige picture/ awards bait from director Chloe Zhao and historical novelist Maggie O’Farrell. Dec. 12.
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Movie Preview: “Nuremberg,” the final British trailer
Rami and Shannon and Slattery and Russell Freaking Crowe as Hermann Goerring in an Oscar bait Oscar winner studded reminder of what we do to fascists.
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