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Netflixable? Theron returns to “The Old Guard 2” — and shouldn’t have
The responsibilities of a movie star, to her career, her “brand,” her projects and how they get made stand front and center in “The Old Guard 2.” Oscar winning star Charlize Theron carries a heavy weight on this one. A … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A composer tries to heal a Quarrelsome Quarter — “The Musicians”
Otherwise, they’re going to ruin his latest masterpiece. Four strong players, Stradivarius instruments and a new work. Can they get it together? A couple of famous faces play opposite four real love working musicians on this French hit. This dry … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Dumb and dumber? Nah. “Heads of State”
If puns are “the lowest and most groveling form of wit,” where does the jokey/dopey action comedy “Heads of State” sit on that scale? It’s got puns. Groaners. Lots of them. And action film cliches and buddy comedy bickering and … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: “How to make a cute/kinky ’60s Euro-thriller”is laid out in “Trans-Europ-Express”
“How to brainstorm a genre screenplay” is trotted out and exposed for the amusing and mundane process it is in Alain Robbe-Grillet’s goof of a thriller, “Trans-Europ-Express.” Every trope, all the cliches and archetypal characters, the “How do we get … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Peter Weller wants Jack Kesy, the killer they call “Bang”
A hitman redemption story with oodles of violence? “John Wick” ish? This one looks over the top. July 11, we find out if it delivers for the goods.
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Movie Preview: Lily James needs Riz Ahmed’s help in getting justice — “Relay”
Kind of an “Equalizer” movie for the “Anonymous” era, “The Amateur” with Riz not Rami as the expert in things you need to be an expert in to get even. Sam Worthington’s the heavy. An August release.
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Movie Preview: Father Taron Egerton cares for daughter Ana Sofia Heger — “She Rides Shotgun”
On the run from the mob, on the lam from dirty cops. Egerton’s a walking muscle for this one. Aug. 1
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Movie Review: If the Priests Aren’t Up to it, “Dark Nuns” Will Handle this Exorcism
Back in the olden days, a local archdiosce might appeal to the Vatican for a little help when it came to demonic possession of good Catholic folk in their care. Before you could say “La plume de ma tante!” Max … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Tracking a Syrian War Criminal down a French “Ghost Trail”
An obsessive search for justice and closure consumes a Syrian on the hunt for an Assad regime war criminal in “Ghost Trail,” a quietly gripping thriller about Syrian expats in Europe pinning their hopes on “international justice” as they conspire … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Another taste of what “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” holds in store
Why, a Jazz Age scandal, of course. The “Lady” Mary does what the rich folks did, and the common folks now do. Sept.12.
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