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Tom Cruise & Co., buffing up for their Memorial Day debut. Lotta sizzle in here.

“Donbass,” writer-director Sergey Loznitsa’s send up of the farcical Russian-backed “separatists” civil war of Eastern Ukraine, is framed by having its first and last scenes in a film production makeup trailer. “Actors” or “crisis actors,” we wonder as we ponder … Continue reading →

I made a joke over on Facebook about not watching the Oscars at all. Well, half joke. I don’t care about the awards or the show, and only tune in to get a feel for the evening. I caught the … Continue reading →

A man of violence who throws in his lot to protect the defenseless was a movie trope long before Brandon de Wilde yelled “SHANE! Come back!” So let’s see how it fares in “Boon,” with veteran heavy Neal McDonough (“Walking … Continue reading →

It’s been jarring to see the Walt Disney Company’s tepid, tone-deaf under-reaction to Florida’s “Don’t say ‘gay’ bill in light of everything that America’s greatest entertainment entertainment company has done that sends just the opposite message. Many have been shocked … Continue reading →

With the “Top Gun” sequel firmly (Hah!) set for release on May 27, it occurred to me that I should at least re-familiarize myself with this icon of ’80s “High Concept” cinema. And then it occurred to me that I’ve … Continue reading →

Yeah, that happened. A “GI Jane: II” joke from Chris Rock earns a mutter and eyeroll from Jada Pinkett Smith, and a HARD smack from Will Smith, storming the stage, and some pretty serious cussing from his seat, too. Not … Continue reading →

You hear his name in films and on TV as a sort of inside British joke about pedophilia, but if you didn’t grow up with him on British radio and TV, you can’t really appreciate the scale of this public … Continue reading →

Well, we’ve been hearing “King Richard” might be the Oscar sleeper. Why not start the show with a genuine show stopper? The Williams Sisters and Queen Bey, a legion of singers, dancers and instrumentalists and everybody wearing the color of … Continue reading →

This April 27 release (HBO Max) has a lot of star power — Foster, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard. And it was directed by Barry Levinson, Oscar winner for “Rain Man” and not working nearly as much as … Continue reading →