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Movie Review: Korean Canadians, Kimchi and OkCupid — “The Mother and the Bear”
“The Mother and the Bear” may be the cutest thing branded “Korean” since BTS, or even the Kia Soul. Sure, it’s a Canadian indie dramedy by a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker. But writer-director Johnny Ma brings an outsider’s view and respect for … Continue reading
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Tagged food, indie-film-review, johnny-ma, johnny-ma, kimchi, korean-film, manitoba-movie, movies, winnepeg, winnepeg
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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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