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Christmas is an apt time for any movie about Christianity’s most eloquent apologist. Anthony Hopkins has played both real people in this story about a meeting between the “Narnia” novelist (Matthew Goode) and the esteemed Dr. Freud. Looks promising. No, … Continue reading →

Well here we go, hoping for the best. Embargo for reviews of this title ends at noon Wed.

A religious parable is folded into this latest Neal McDonough vehicle, about a supernatural stranger who walks among us. On a parallel Earth! Dec 1

There’s nothing like a character blurting out your entire review in a laugh-line early in the opening act. “It’s like a Hallmark Movie gone wrong!” I mean, I’ll hand it to screenwriter Melinda Bryce. She pretty much one-upped anything I … Continue reading →

For everyone who has been waiting waiting waiting for a dark and glib French take on “Les anges de Charlie,” here it is, a flippant and somewhat blood-spattered star vehicle for four French leading ladies titled “Wingwomen.” Director and star … Continue reading →

“Your Lucky Day” is a somewhat hackneyed B-movie about the violence that a big lottery ticket unleashes in a small New York convenience store. It stumbles into its inciting incident and drifts through some pitiless and bloody violence before taking … Continue reading →

Musical cliches are a rich part of any sports movie’s appeal, especially a formulaic comedy like “Next Goal Wins.” The chunky team needs to train to get in shape? A little Dolly Parton and “Nine to Five.” And then there’s … Continue reading →

“Next Goal Wins” is a scruffy, formulaic sports comedy that offers a Taiki Waititi take on a 2014 documentary about “the worst” soccer team “in the world” and the ill-tempered coach brought in to change that status. Even the titles … Continue reading →

“The Pigeon Tunnel,” a documentary built around the dark but playful the 2016 memoir and consisting of the last and longest interview the greatest spy fiction novelist David Cornwell, aka John le Carré, ever gave, isn’t an expose, a confrontation … Continue reading →

As we enter another deluge of “holiday” streaming movies, I’d be remiss in not catching on a title or two I missed from assorted streaming services LAST holiday movie season. “Something from Tiffany’s” comes with a Rotten Tomatoes critics seal … Continue reading →