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Movie Preview: Eddie and Pete, Keke and Eva, “The Pickup”
Tim Story of “Barbershop,””Think Like a Man” and an earlier version of “Fantastic Four” directed this action comedy about armored car drivers (Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson) who fight back when they get robbed — with bizarre and perhaps amusing … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Taraji and Tyler Perry Grab that “Straw” that Breaks a Single Mom’s Back
Tyler Perry built his reputation as a champion of Black womanhood. He’s told mostly women’s stories, showcased actresses both famous and obscure and spared no makeup or hairstyling expense for his shiny soap operas and low comedies with a message. … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: Guitars, Reverb and a History of “Sound of the Surf”
Here’s a fun-fun-fun little documentary about the history of surf music, a movie that remembers the surfing “fad” and enduring appeal of surf culture and the “dripping damp sound” of Fender (usually) guitars pumped through amps that had to grow … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Matthew McConaughey pilots “The Lost Bus”
This is an Apple Original Films movie about a piece of wildfire history. McConaughey plays a driver who heroically plunges into an inferno. America Ferrara co-stars. Oh, and the director of “United 93,” Paul Greengrass, is behind the camera. So … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Austin dreams for a “Band on the Run”
Could be fun. The trailer doesn’t ensure it. It’s a period piece — not Paul McCartney and Wings era ’70s but ’90s Detroit area grunge band hoping for a South by Southwest Fest record deal era. Freestyle picked it up. … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Marseilles-set “K.O.” Delivers a Glancing Blow
“K.O.” is a two-fisted French actioner about an ex-MMA fighter coerced into tracking down the missing son of a man he killed in the octagon. The fights are as furious as the story is ludicrous. Long review short, it’s about … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: A Back to Nature prophet tries to pass on his piece of “Paradise”
Western North Carolina has long been a home to those out-of-step with mainstream culture looking for land to settle on, and in many cases, live communally. When I covered the area for public radio stations and later newspapers, you could … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: Emma and Hugh and Kate and Rickman and Austen and Ang Lee, “Sense and Sensibility” (1995)
Watching any movie with Jane Austen ties inevitably sends me back to at least one of my favorites among the films and TV series based on her works. “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” was no exception. It wouldn’t be “Emma” … Continue reading
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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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