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Movie Review: “Merv” is the Canine Couples Counselor for Zooey and Charlie
Zooey Deschanel’s image was cast in tinsel way back when she co-starred in “Elf.” So if you’re making a holiday movie for Xennials to get sentimental over, you could do a lot worse than the perpetually perky wide-eyed pixie in … Continue reading
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Tagged daredevil, doggie-rom-com, florida-dog-beach, kure-beach, merv, movie-review, movies, patricia-heaton, zooey
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Movie Review: Poots and K-Stew film “The Chronology of Water”
Rookie director mistakes mute the effect of a powerhouse lead performance in “The Chronology of Water,” actress-turned-director Kristen Stewart’s feature filmmaking debut. It’s an unblinking, in-your-face movie of the memoir by Lidia Yuknovich, which has developed a cult following thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged imogen-poots, jim-belushi, kristen-stewart, lidia-yuknavitch, thora-birch
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Movie Review: Adrift in the Working Class Underbelly of Oz — “Flathead”
“Flathead” is an Australian docudrama peek into the country’s hidden-in-plain-sight underclass. It takes its title from a popular fish Down Under, one of the foodstuffs we see processed, picked, packed and prepared by the migratory workers of many cultures, a … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, bundaberg, film, immigrants-in-australia, migrant-workers-in-oz, movies, queensland, review, Reviews
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Netflixable? Clooney’s a Movie Star who Takes Stock of his Career’s Cost — “Jay Kelly”
An aging matinee idol has his long, dark “tribute reel” of the soul in “Jay Kelly,” a George Clooney star vehicle that one-ups “first world problems” and “rich white people problems” with “movie star problems.” It’s a wealthy, famous star’s … Continue reading
Classic Film Review: A Theatrical Cold War Anecdote turned TV Bon Bon — “An Englishman Abroad”
An actress on tour with “Hamlet” is “recruited” by Britain’s most notorious spy in 1950s Moscow in “An Englishman Abroad,” a delightfully droll tragi-comedy from the writer who gave us “The Madness of King George,” “The Lady in the Van” … Continue reading
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Tagged award-winning-movies, british-tv, classic-film-review, cold-war, history, movies, schlesinger, writing
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Movie Review: Who’s creepier, Foster Parents or “The Fostered?”
It’s a lucky thing that the thriller “The Fostered” is so risibly bad almost no one will see it and fewer will take it seriously. If this abomination had been a hit, with competent writing and direction and compelling acting, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Slovenia’s Hope for an Oscar? Catholic Choral “Little Trouble Girls”
“Little Trouble Girls” is a conventional girls’ coming-of-age tale whose clever twist is equating sexual awakening with spiritual awakening, at least in the eyes and ears of an impressionable teen. Slovenia’s bid for a Best International Feature Film Oscar covers … Continue reading
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Tagged coming-of-age-teen-drama, mina-svajger, movies, oscar-contender, Reviews, slovenia, ursuline-nuns
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Movie Preview: Milla and her Stunt Team are back in Action — “Protector”
I first interviewed Milla Jovovich way back at the beginning of her career, that “Return to the Blue Lagoon” exploitation picture. She was 16 when she made that, a model and reasonably self-possessed, an elementary school drop out who picked … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Leslie Manville has a secret, Ciarán Hinds may want a “Midwinter Break” over it
This Feb. drama pairs up two favorite character actors as a couple rocked by an admission that comes to light on a midwinter get-away to Amsterdam. Faith is one of the things that comes between them. This adaptation of a … Continue reading
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Movie Review: An Animated Musical “David” for the Faithful
The early life of the lad who tended sheep, slew Goliath and became king of ancient Judah and all of the Israel according to the Hebrew Bible comes to the screen in the robust, pious and playful “David.” The debut … Continue reading
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Tagged angel-studios, animated-king-david-movie, bible, david, david-vs-goliath-cartoon, faith, god, jesus, phil-wickham
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