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Movie Review: “Samurai Fury” Triggers an Insurrection in Old Nippon
A badass ronin swaggers and slices his way through Medieval Kyoto in “Samurai Fury,” an action epic about a tax revolt in a time of plague and famine. Ryosuke Kakine’s historical novel — “Muromachi Outsiders” — was inspired by real … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Coming Out in the ’90s is no Easy Thing for “Plaintclothes” Cop
“Plainclothes” is a simple but engaging “coming out” tale of the sort we’ve been seeing for decades now. But the performances are understated and spot-on. And writer-director Camen Emmi’s feature debut reels us in through the simple trick of not … Continue reading
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Tagged film, gay-history, movie-review, movies, queer-in-the-90s
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Documentary Preview — “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”
Hell’s bells, has it really been FIFTY YEARS? This doc about the loopy, toe-tapping, trans-happy, Meat Loaf rocking musical starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Bond villain Charles Gray (“It’s just a JUMP to the left…”) and its creator, … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: From Asbury Park to “Nebraska” — Jeremy Allen White is The Boss — “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”
Pretty fair likeness, I’d say. The star of “The Bear” channels 30something Springsteen as he takes on the existential and creative crisis that turned into “Nebraska.” Scott Cooper of “Crazy Heart” and “Hostiles” directs. Decent buzz for this Oct. 24 … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Pot’s a Crime Unequally Punished in “Grassland”
“Grassland” is an intimate social justice drama about the bottom level of the marijuana business, a tale told in the last of its years as a banned and not merely “controlled substance.” A single mom struggles to make ends meet … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Crispin Glover checks in at Hotel Hell — “Mr. K”
Has a “Delicatessen” vibe, does it not? And Glover has completed the transition to dead ringer for his Bond villain/”Barney Miller” recurring dad. This makes a North American release appearance Oct. 8.
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Documentary Review: Celebrating the Artistry of a “Massacre” set in “Texas” — “Chain Reactions”
Film fan lore has long implied that Steven Spielberg, the producer of the horror blockbuster “Poltergeist,” was really its director or at least co-director. The 1982 film has Spielbergian touches — compositions, classical editing, the striking lighting and the inclusion … Continue reading
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Tagged chain-saw-massacre, charles-whitman, film, horror, horror-violence, movies, stephen-king, takashi-miike, tobe-hooper
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Movie Preview: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal tell the tale of “Hamnet,” Shakespeare’s son
The Immortal Bard’s son Hamnet died at 11. His twin, Judith, lived to the ripe old age of 77. Maggie O’Farrell’s novel about the bereaved parents has been adapted by Oscar winner Chloe Zao (“Nomadland”) with Buckley and Mescal as … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “aka Charlie Sheen” shows us a Bad Boy at 60
Here’s a thought. Of the legions of Hollywood offspring who became “nepo baby” movie stars, Charlie Sheen may be the only one to question his status and how he got it, who developed guilt over his fame and even his … Continue reading
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Tagged charlie-sheen, cinema, documentary-review, film, movies, netflix, sean-penn
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Movie Preview: Olivia Colman is a filmmaker who tells the Real Story of Life with(out) Father (John Lithgow) — “Jimpa”
Colman plays an Aussie filmmaker in Sophie Hyde’s (“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”) drama, drawn from Hyde’s own life. It’s about reconnecting with an estranged parent living his best (gay) life in Amsterdam, and how that may impact her … Continue reading
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