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Next screening? Thursday date night “Ella McKay”
I haven’t liked a James Brooks film on this millennium, but hey. No Adam Sandler this time. Call that a “win” anyway. Maybe I’ll catch “Eternity” or some such as well.
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Movie Preview: Father Brendan Gleeson and Daughter Claire Foy, “H is for Hawk”
This Jan 26 release is based on a memoir by Helen Macdonald. Great pairing. With a goshawk. Looks promising.
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Series Preview: Bernthal & Tessa, Cop & Reporter, “His & Hers” takes on a Murder Mystery
A couple of my favorite actors paired up for a January thriller. As it’s a series you can bet they will tease and cliffhanger out a 95 minute idea into six episodes. Jan. 8.
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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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