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Movie Review: Dinklage and Brolin as twin “Brothers?” With Glenn Close as their armed robber Mama?
Whatever laughs are inherent in a caper comedy pairing up Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin as twin lowlife thieving siblings caught up in “one last job” that involves their thieving mama (Glenn Close), Oscar winners Marisa Tomei and Brendan Fraser, … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Anna Kendrick’s dazzling and damning directing debut — “Woman of the Hour”
In “Woman of the Hour,” an infamous piece of ’70s serial killer lore becomes a suspenseful and disheartening thriller in the hands of director and star Anna Kendrick. It’s a pre “#BelieveWomen” tale when women were speaking-out and alerting police … Continue reading
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Movie Review: The last word in horror sequels — “Smile 2”
“Smile 2” is a genuinely horrific plunge into terror. Writer-director Parker Finn revives his 2022 creation with a sequel of real ambition. Dude spent a LOT of Paramount’s money on production values for an authentically artistic, high-minded, lowdown and gory … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Canadians go Ghost Busting…again — “Don’t F*#k with Ghosts”
Kevin Hart produced this Canadian mockumentary, which played Up North and comes to Prime Video on Halloween. Looks cutesy, and sort of mockumentary ish.
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Movie Review: “Found Footage” gives us a glimpse of the witch they call “Beezel”
The 60 year witch-haunts-a-house story “Beezel” seems to have been kicked around a bit before Epic got hold of it and gave it a streaming release. That’s a shame, because this creepy, low-budget horror tale certainly passes the “Well, I’ve … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A Serial Killer Thriller with an “on the nose” title — “The Man in the White Van”
Ali Larter, Madison Wolfe, Sean Astin and Brec Bassinger are the stars of this “true story” of a Florida serial killer NOT named Ted Bundy. “I think he’s following me.” “You have to stop over-exaggerating.” Not often we get that … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Keaton reconnects with his kids, including Mila Kunis, as “Goodrich”
There’s no heavy lifting in “Goodrich,” the Michael Keaton/Mila Kunis dramedy about a workaholic second-time-around dad forced to reconnect with his kids, including the one old enough to be pregnant. The jokes about trying, after 60, to learn to be … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A Monster who is Gremlins cute — ” The Legend of Ochi”
Willem Dafoe’s presence gives away the A24 take on a vampiric Gremlin monster rescued by a tweenage girl. A Scandinavian music video director brings this tale to the screen next spring.
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Movie Preview: A New Mexican-Californian tale of kids from two worlds — “In the Summers”
Mom’s raising the kids in California, but “In the Summers” they go to Las Cruces, New Mexico to stay with their troubled but loving father. This saga about kids growing up with and without their dad did the festival circuit, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Sex Farce fails at “Advanced Chemistry”
“Advanced Chemistry” is a sex farce, which is not to be confused with “romantic comedy” as a genre, although that distinction has rarely been applied to a more “PG” picture. Clunky, timid and tame-right-to-the-edge-of-chaste, it’s a dull dive into biochemistry, … Continue reading
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