Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Series Preview: HBO or Max or HBO Max pins its hopes on “Dune: Prophecy”

It looks right. Good cast. Is Disney sweating bullets over HBO or Max or HBO Max stealing their “Star Wars” thunder? No.

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Movie Preview: A second trailer, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”

This explains that which doesn’t need explaining, but Tim Burton’s got a shot a serious September 6 hit, his first in ages, with this one. Bringing back Winona and Michael Keaton, parking Jenna Ortega front and center. This looks, sounds … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Chiwetel Ejiofor directs himself, Mary J. Blige and Camila Bello — “Rob Peace”

It’s based on a true story, that of Robert Peace, a Newark streets to Yale’s halls success story. Jay Will has the title role. It’s an August 16 release.

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Movie Review: Another French take on “Buddy Cops” — “The Infallibles (Les Infallibles)”

The cop “buddy picture”has been around so long that they many films made from this model run together in the mind. It’s all one long “Bad Boys” and “Lethal Weapon” high speed “Rush” down “21 Jump Street” where “The Other … Continue reading

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Netflixable? German Yuppies want to “Blame the Game” when their evening goes wrong

There are plenty of elements that almost instantly categorize the German comedy “Blame the Game” as a farce. It’s got a large ensemble, mostly people who know each other, gathering for a group board and card game night. Some take … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: John Woo takes another shot at “The Killer,” this time for Peacock

For this remake of the Chow Yun-fat classic, Woo takes a few pages out of Luc Besson’s “Lady is a Killer” thrillers — “La Femme Nikita,” “Anna.” Nathalie Emmanuel is our hired gun with a “code,” this time. Sam Worthingon … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Sebastian Stan is “A Different Man” in this dark comedy about disfigurement and appearance

Miracle surgery “saves” our hero, only to have somebody try to make a play out of his former “Elephant Man” life. Adam Pearson and Renata Reinsve also star in Aaron Schimberg’s genre-busting film.

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Movie Review: An American determined to swim the Channel — “Young Woman and the Sea”

“Young Woman and the Sea” is about the inspiration for “Nyad,” the American swimmer who became the first woman to swim the English Channel and thus upended notions of “the weaker sex” in sports. Norwegian director Joachim Rønning (“Kon-Tiki,” the … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Mommy issues? Work them out onstage in the “Mother of All Shows”

Your hat comes off and your heart goes out to anybody with the gumption to attempt to create a new musical. That’s ambitious. Melissa D’Agostino didn’t just co-write the script to “Mother of All Shows.” She stars in it, sings … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Kate Winslet goes to the Front as Combat photographer “Lee” Miller

This is the true story of a brilliant photographer who breaks barriers to cover the ugliest events in WWII in Europe. Josh O’Connor, Alexander Skarsgard and Andy Samberg also star in this Sky release, which American distributor Roadside Attractions appears … Continue reading

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