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Netflixable? Hell hath no Fury like a Mother “Uninvited” to the Home of Her Daughter’s Killers
“Uninvited” is a Filipino revenge thriller, a slow but solid B-picture slicked up to pass for an A-feature. Vilma Santos stars as a grieving mother who sets out to avenge a student-daughter “defiled” and murdered by a mob boss, a … Continue reading
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Movie preview: A new “Toxic Avenger?” With Elijah Wood? Tell us more
Love the topical monster metal connection set up on this B movie action comedy remake. A late August release, where naughty movies go stand on the corner at the end of the summer. Mr. E. Wood is at long last … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Willem Dafoe is “The Man in My Basement”
Disney is planning on putting this Corey Hawkins/Dafoe horror tale in a few theaters before dropping it on Hulu. Renting to Willem Dafoe seems like a rookie mistake. But cash money is cash money.
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Movie Review: A Twee Parable for the Age of the Oligarch — “The Phoenician Scheme”
When he’s “on,” Wes Anderson’s films are giddy, deadpan delights, sparkling with wit and touching in the vulnerable and comically absurd human foibles they celebrate. But when he’s “off,” brace yourself for 100 minutes of production-designed preciousness, airless laughs that … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Pull your punches, Tiny Dancer — “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina”
Lionsgate has spent a couple of years making damned sure we knew their “Ballerina” Ana de Armas action vehicle was a John Wick spinoff. All those trailers and commercials, hyping this thing — that cumbersome to the point of desperate … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Luc Besson’s “Dracula: A Love Tale”
I know what you’re thinking. Ok, maybe it’s just what I was thinking. Msr. Luc is doing “Dracula?” Vampires and car chases? But no no. Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz (as a priest), Matilda de Angelis and Zoë Bleu star … Continue reading
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Series Review: Owen Wilson Saunters down the Back Nine as “Stick”
Golf is a middle-aged white man’s sport and “Stick” is a series tailor made for the TaylorMade set — and Owen Wilson. It’s a sentimental, easygoing comedy about “a good walk spoiled,” a show that grabs the gimmes and leans … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “The Heart Knows,” a sentimental transplant romance from Argentina
“The Heart Knows” is a bland and sentimental serving of cinematic romance comfort food from Argentina. No, that’s not much an endorsement until you remember that “comfort food” is comforting for a reason. It plays sweetly and goes down easily … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: A Merry Hitchcockian Chase, but that “Young and Innocent” Ending! (1937)
In the mind, at least, one can envision the three credited screenwriters of Hitchcock’s “Young and Innocent” pacing a smoke-filled room, belting back cups of tea like they were bourbon. They were in a pickle. They’ve reached the climax of … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell and Phoebe Waller Bridge, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey”
Matchmaking by GPS? This romantic fantasy takes characters back to the past, makes one remember the regrets, the paths not taken and getting back to “when I thought everything would work out for me.” A big big-eyed Margot Robbie romance? … Continue reading
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