Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Movie Preview:  The Gods Grant us an Epic for Thanksgiving — “Gladiator II”

Ridley Scott directs Denzel, Pedro Pascal, Paul Mescal and Connie Nielsen in a sequel to one of his greatest triumphs. Epic. https://youtu.be/4rgYUipGJNo?si=emhgVsenCf-xOJfJ

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Movie Preview: Abbie Cornish, a bar pick up gets her framed and “Detained”

Somebody just filmed my living nightmare.

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Movie preview: Iain Glen is an Army of One facing WWI Germans on  “The Last Front”

Sasha Luss of “Anna” and that “Valerian/City/Planets” fiasco co stars. Not a lot of household names in that supporting cast. August 9 in theaters. US and/or UK? Not sure. It’s a global marketplace now, kids.

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Classic Film Review: “A Town Like Alice” abridged — 1956

“A Town Like Alice” is one of the enduring wartime romances from a sort of golden age of that genre. It’s not “From Here to Eternity” or “Doctor Zhivago,” but one could certainly see David Lean or Fred Zinneman taking … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Foggy pile-up unleashes Killer Korean Canines from “Project Silence”

And you thought the Swiss were the only ones famous for their cheese. “Project Silence” hurls a disparate group of Korean strangers onto a fog-enshrouded bridge on the way to Seoul Airport, trapped by a mass traffic pile-up that includes … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Straining for “Twee” — “The Secret Art of Human Flight”

A grieving husband tries to come to terms with his wife’s death through mentoring from a Dark Web guru in “The Secret Art of Human Flight,” a floundering blend of somber and silly that doesn’t work at either level. It’s … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Pitt, Bardem and Fast Cars — “F1”

“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Oblivion” and “Tron: Legacy” director Joseph Kosinski is behind the camera for this story of a legendary driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a rising star in Formula One racing. Kerry Condon, Damson Idris, Samson … Continue reading

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The Best Scene in “Casablanca” remains Germane

For some reason, a lot of goose-stepping snowflakes are weeping and reading the French election results and tweeting their displeasure with #RIPFrance. Victor Lazlo and Isla and Rick and Yvonne and The Band at the Cafe Americain have something to … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Mid America finally gets the Big Quake it Fears — “Continental Split”

In late 1811/early 1812, four powerful earthquakes shook the little-settled center of the then-young United States of America near New Madrid, Missouri. They were strong enough to “reverse the flow” of the Mississippi, or at least give the appearance of … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Beau Bridges helps a special needs kid express himself via his “Camera”

A failing fishing town wrestles with the Big Developer future, a mute child born three months prematurely tries to find his voice through his “Camera,” with the help of a cute old codger of a photographer and camera shop owner, … Continue reading

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