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Excellent production values and solid special effects were squandered on the Korean blockbuster “The Moon,” maybe the dumbest space flight picture since we learned, for certain, that the Moon isn’t made of cheese. It’s a space disaster movie of the … Continue reading →

Seems to me I’ve started watching “The Entertainer” several times over the years, got one look at Lord Olivier in greasepant and gloves, tap dancing and singing, and thought “Well, not tonight.” A melancholy tale of a dying art form … Continue reading →

“Land of Bad” is a solid-enough B-movie combat thriller with the cast and production values of an A-picture. It’s got Oscar winner Russell Crowe as an Air Force drone pilot guiding commandos played by Luke and Liam Hemsworth, Milo Ventimiglia … Continue reading →

Netflix International’s economy of scale scheme that sees the streamer financing remakes of films that were a success in one culture in another country continues with the new Polish comedy, “Kill Me If You Dare.” “Zabij mnie, kochanie,” as it … Continue reading →

There’s a laugh-out-loud meltdown in the third act of “Five Blind Dates” that makes up for some of the tedium that’s come before and almost atones for all that doesn’t amuse or charm about the finale to come. It’s a … Continue reading →

Oscar contender Bening is the wife and mom who goes missing from her country club set family, alarming the adult kids and casting suspicion on her husband (Neill). It’s based on a novel by Liane Moriarty of “Big Little Lies,” … Continue reading →

A hitman with brain cancer, “like a curtain coming down.” Unfinished business, threats, and blowback. The usual stuff you face when you murder people for a living. James Marsden and Joanna Kulig are also in the cast of this thriller, … Continue reading →

In the mood for a “Shaolin Soccer/Kung Fu Hustle” martial arts comedy, a Soviet era period piece reminding the world of the Bad Old Days when Russia was even more repressive than it is today? Well, so was I. But … Continue reading →

Kaiju away,  Lizard King and Ape Emperor. Normal sized Rebecca Hall and Dan Bennett also star. Mar. 29.

“Players” is a pre-#MeToo rom-com sitcom masquerading as a feature length comedy. It’s a leering, light but never funny and rarely charming throwback about a group of friends who run “plays” to help each other score one-night stands. They get … Continue reading →