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Movie Preview: Stephen King’s “The Monkey” becomes R-rated horror with Elijah Wood and Theo James
Osgood Perkins was an actor who became a writer and then a writer-director (“Longlegs,” “Gretel & Hansel”), and now he’s tackling a Stephen King short story. Horror hits home via a wind up “Monkey” Feb. 22.
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Movie Review: A stumbling mush through memories of “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point”
A little holiday cheer is expressed and even more is shown, or at least sampled, in “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.” And almost nothing is explained. The idea behind Tyler Taormina’s (“Ham on Rye”) warm, aimless and largely laugh-free Christmas … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A mourning comedy becomes Thai travelogue? There’s a “Cautionary Tale
In the cinema, there are dramedies and tragi-comedies, and whatever the heck the indie “Cautionary Tale” turns out to be. It begins as a funny dark comedy about two men bickering over the ashes of their loved ones. Neil (Ted … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Barry Keoghan stars in new grit from the director of “American Honey” — “Bird”
Nykiya Adams has the title role in this latest “How the other half life, love and grow up” tale from Andrea Arnold.
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Movie Review: Jackie Chan finds fun in his “Panda Plan”
In “Panda Plan,” Jackie Chan finally remembers that there’s nothing sadder and more boring than an aged action star who turns to endless gunplay in his fragile, creaky-joints dotage. It’s a rough and tumble martial arts comedy of the sort … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Losing her “fur baby” has this beau feeling “Hangdog”
Frustration can be a great launching point for laughs, and the comedy “Hangdog” revels in it. Our “hero” is a frustrated “big city” hipster relocated to Portland, Maine. Uptight Walt is seriously out of step with the laid-back Mainers. Walt, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Elijah Wood, trapped in the New Zealand wilderness with a “Bookworm”
“Bookworm” is a quirky Kiwi comedy that pairs-up The Once and Future Hobbit Elijah Wood with an eleven year-old girl in the wilds of his old stomping grounds, New Zealand. It’s a generally warm, kid-friendly adventure with tiny bits of … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Korean Cops and Intel agents duel in “Mission: Cross”
Say this for “Mission: Cross.” They spent some serious money on this crap. Flipping cars, explosions, drone shot sequences, legions of black-helmeted commando minions cast, costumed and slaughtered in a James Bond “villain’s lair” finale — that doesn’t come cheap … Continue reading
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“Saturday Night” reminds us Garrett Morris had a stand-out talent in the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players”
I was poking around YouTube after watching Jason Reitman’s fun trip down Boomer TV lane because “Saturday Night” makes a point of reminding us that Garrett Morris could sing. His most famous sung performance, heard in the film but actually … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Another raunchy, rowdy trip to the Bowling Alley — “The Gutter”
Shades of “Kingpin!” Shameik Moore, D’Arcy Carden, Susan Sarandon and Paul Reiser are among the stars of this farce that adds some color — and flava — to…bowling? “It’s Walt Liquor time, baby!” “The Gutter” rolls on Nov. 1.
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