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Get past the sometimes cool and properly sinister effects and “The 9th Precinct” is a very stupid movie — or at least a seriously silly one — trying to pass itself off as a serious thriller. A tale of ghosts … Continue reading →

Any doubt that the Chinese invented noodles is utterly erased in Donnie Yen‘s martial arts actioner, “Sakra.” He takes this sword-and-sorcery saga straight into Spaghetti Eastern — or Ramen Noodles Western, if you prefer — territory from the first bit … Continue reading →

In the small town where I grew up, in the BFE borderlands of Virginia and N.C., I lived within walking distance of a downtown cinema that opened and closed a few times in my childhood, giving up the ghost completely … Continue reading →

“Devil’s Hollow” is a downbeat, torpid thriller of the Appalachian Gothic persuasion. A few solid performances and a strong sense of place never quite lift this formulaic melodrama out of the funk it wallows in. Shuler Hensley stars as Bobby … Continue reading →

It should go without saying that you don’t settle into the two-hours+ of a drama set within the world of haute cuisine with an empty stomach. That’s doubly true for the Thai tale “Hunger,” whose title is the last warning … Continue reading →

A few tasty co stars fill the orbit of Sir Ben’s Salvador Dali, an unfocused “celebrity” during the era he befriended Mia Farrow and ran with the jet set, and had no time to paint. Sort of “My Week with … Continue reading →

Eden REALLY wants to go to college, and not just any college, but tony Pembroke. As widowed Dad runs a septic tank service, she’s going to need help. That’s why the “scholarship girl” hits up her rich private school classmate … Continue reading →

No “big” names in the cast, but it could be interest. Paramount has this one for digital and theatrical release, beginning May 5.

“Chupa” is a harmless Spanglish trifle for kids, an “E.T.” riff about Mexico’s flying (!?) vampire bobcat of myth, El Chucacabra. It’s built on a simple formula — kid discovers a supernatural (or extraterrestrial) playmate, must save it from those … Continue reading →

Our intrepid old man hero makes it into the Age of the Rolling Stones with no “Sympathy for the Devil,” or The Devil’s Hireling, Nazi Mads Mikkelsen. I have been skeptical about this since its inception. Do we really need … Continue reading →