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Movie Preview: A New trailer to “Addams Family 2” pops as it drops
The animation for this MGM sequel is amazing. It really pops. The story may focus more on Wednesday, but we’ve still got Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron voicing Gomez and Morticia. They’re releasing this to theaters and streaming on Oct. … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Newfoundland’s Broadway moment — “Come from Away” — comes to Apple TV
The gloriously sentimental 9/11 musical “Come from Away” comes to Apple TV with all its Canadian cuddliness intact. This filmed version of the Tony winning show captures the charms of this folksy production, about the good people of Newfoundland and … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Witchy things hit a young couple in “Demigod”
An Oct. 15 release. Doesn’t look like much, but maybe…
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Netflixable Series? Norwegian “Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes” doesn’t hit the Dark Comedy mark
How much should one give away about “Post Mortem,” this six episode Norwegian series set in a funeral home and a nursing home in Skarne, a little town where the running gag — among cops and morticians alike — is … Continue reading
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The Labor Day movie that matters? “The Grapes of Wrath”
John Steinbeck wrote “The Grapes of Wrath” with a mixture of outrage and pity, a novel with a stark, almost Biblical warning embedded in every page. John Ford’s classic film leans towards the sentimental, but he kept some of Steinbeck’s … Continue reading
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Documentary Preview: A man shares his walk across Armenia on social media — “I Am Not Alone”
This one opens Sept 17.
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Movie Preview: Dwayne Johnson has to have Ryan Reynolds’ help to catch Gal Gadot in “Red Notice”
November 12 Netflix gets into the Reynolds, Rock and Gal G action biz with this one, which has a whiff of a Reynolds film here, a Dwayne Johnson outing there, and the Bruce Willis all star actioner “RED.”
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Movie Review: “Wife of a Spy” sees her native Japan with different eyes in WWII
“Wife of a Spy” doesn’t traffic in most of the tropes of the espionage thriller. The espionage takes place off-camera. There are no shootouts, and the closest thing to a chase is a bit of the old “I think we’re … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Ashley Greene and Shawn Ashmore deal with the “Aftermath” of what happened in their new home
“Aftermath” is a sluggish, convoluted domestic horror thriller that can’t be rescued by a fierce turn by its leading lady, “Twilight” alumna Ashley Greene. If you can make it to the ridiculously drawn-out and absurd finale — and Rotten Tomatoes … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A Midnight movie about dying drag queens — “Death Drop Gorgeous”
If it’s late enough — and “Death Drop Gorgeous” is nothing if it’s not a “Midnight Movie” — and you’re tipsy enough, I suppose there might be a few giggles and grins in this death in a drag club slasher … Continue reading
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