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For his latest feat, Mr. Canadian Trade-Balancer Ryan Reynolds travels through time to trade barbs with his 12-year-old self, further extends the warranty for action comedy hack Shawn “Night at the Museum” Levy and makes Mark Ruffalo funny. Pulling those … Continue reading →

Have a smirk over the irony of naming an exploitive sex, webcams and coeds killer tale “Exploited.” It’s not like it’s going to score any other points for cleverness. A feebly-plotted, meekly-acted raw dog softcore porn pic masquerading as a … Continue reading →

Dermot Mulroney and Jason Isaacs are among the co-stars of this B-movie Mel special. And yes, that’s Barkhad Abdi from “Captain Philips,” along with Katie Cassidy, Annie Ilonzeh and Adan Canto, whose work I am unfamiliar with. Director Grant Johnson … Continue reading →

HBO Max has this Lana Condor/Cole Sprouse star-crossed love affair, also starring Zach Braff, set for streaming release March 31. Not a giggle in the trailer, but it could be sweet and special effective.

“Autumn Girl” is the “Mrs. Maisel stumbles into ‘All About Eve’” Polish musical biography you didn’t know you needed until it showed up in your Netflix queue. A few songs, a few laughs, a little sex, a lot of sexism … Continue reading →

Beware the Clowns of March! Premiering on the Ides of March.

“What did you get us INTO?” Let that be a lesson to you, kids. “Exploited” exploits its way into our hearts tomorrow, March 11.

In film buff slang, “Felliniesque” conveys a a lot of cinematic shorthand in just a single word. It can mean a self-conscious artist self-conscious about her or his self-consciousness. The word is almost synonymous with existential angst and cultural ennui. … Continue reading →

“The Left Handed Gun” has a distinct pride of place in Paul Newman lore. He’d already risen to stardom, not nearly as quickly as Brando, but quick enough to earn the envy of his life-long rival, Steve McQueen.”Somebody Up There … Continue reading →

It’s good to see JA found Jesus and cleaned up his potty mouth. And stopped casting relatives. April Fool’s…is when this comes to Netflix. Looks like he’s hoping to get a little Brit drollery into this farce about making a … Continue reading →