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Movie Review: Kevin Hart finds the Bottom — “Livestream from Hell”
A running gag of Kevin Hart’s latest, “Livestream from Hell,” is that he’s made boatloads of money and built his brand by monetizing every minute of every waking day, and he hasn’t uplifted other Black talent as he’s done it. … Continue reading
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Documentary Review — “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story”
Maria Bamford‘s been stand-up comedy’s “next big thing” off and on for decades. She’d have a break-out tour, TV or film appearance, a chat show guest spot that went viral. And then, crickets. The offers might be there. Netflix loves … Continue reading
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Tagged apatow, film, maria-bamford, mental-health-comedy, movies, Reviews, stand-up-comedy, suicide-jokes
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Classic Film Review: Terry Gilliam at His Most Medieval — “Jabberwocky” (1977)
Terry Gilliam’s first, best destiny was always to be the greatest production designer/art director of his day. He’s directed a handful of great films — “Time Bandits,” “Brazil,” “The Fisher King,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Twelve Monkeys.” … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” isn’t There to Reckon with the Sins of the Father
Oscar winner Mahershala Ali plays a holy man trapped in a murderously unholy profession in “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,” a satire on “faith” in America wrapped in an all-too-conventional hit man thriller. As Latif, Ali is a suddenly-single … Continue reading
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Tagged bassam-tariq, giancarlo-esposito, john-cho, mahershala-ali, movies
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Documentary Review: Damning “Naza” Uncovers Israeli Gaza Guilt and Regret — But Little Remorse
A sweating, desperate father combs through the rubble of a just-bombed high-rise apartment building on the Gaza Strip. “Sa’id!” he calls out, pawing stones free, peeking into gaps of the piles of concrete before collapsing in tears. The history of … Continue reading
Movie Review: A Chinese Saga About the Iraq War’s Victims — “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East”
“Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” is a Chinese blockbuster with an Iraqi War setting and spaghetti Western title. As epic sagas go, Muye Wen’s film lurches along a tightrope, teetering between intimately sprawling and ambitiously overreaching, between … Continue reading
Documentary Review: “Who is Martin Mull?” remembers the Comic, Musician, Actor and Painter
“Martin Mull,” some viewers — ones who remember one of the great comic phenomena of the ’70s may wonder? “Didn’t he die?” Yes. Yes he did. Back in 2024, by which time he was not so much “forgotten” as a … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Not a Career “Sacrifice” for Evans — Anya Taylor-Joy?
Too glib to be a serious satire and too grim to be any damned fun, “Sacrifice” is the best recent example one can think of to justify why “nepo babies” deserve to be named in movie reviews. It was directed … Continue reading
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Documentary Review — “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald”
He was a very smart guy who played dumb to the bitter end. He repeatedly claimed he’d dropped out of high school (he graduated at 14) and that he’d never been to college (he went to two). Norm Macdonald would … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Sense and Sensibility,” The Next Generation
Every era deserves its own take on Jane Austen, and 2026 gives millennials and Gen Z a go with a new “Sense and Sensibility,” revisiting the oft-revisited novel that Emma Thompson starred in and won an Oscar for scripting in … Continue reading
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