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Movie Review: Parenthood — “A Little Prayer” that Never Ends
“A Little Prayer” comes to theaters to add a grownup grace note to the end of the summer cinema of 2025. It’s about parenting, the job that never ends and the parents who never stop second-guessing how they’re managing it. … Continue reading
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It’s “Nobody 2” Thursday, Maybe with Sydney Sweeney and “Americana” thrown in
“Americana” has been sitting on a shelf, waiting for some August weekend (slow business) to open on for a couple of years. Low expectations? Sure. (Review here) Bob Odenkirk takes and throws punches? Again? On vacation? Who’s not down for … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Baby Assassins 3,” “Nice Days” for killing?
Truth be told, the world didn’t need a third “Baby Assassins” movie. All writer-director Yuko Sakamoto did was make a longer, more bloated, more character-cluttered version of the first two films. And five years have passed. Our Japanese kewpie doll … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Whishaw details for us “Peter Hujar’s Day” — a photographer exposed
It’s 1974, and Rebecca Hall as Linda Rosenkrantz interviews a not-quite-famous portrait photographer for a…profile? “To find out how people fill up our days.” A moment in time not-quite-explained by a guy who was a part of it, photographing it … Continue reading
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Movie Review: This “Duchess” Smuggles Diamonds and Gets Her Revenge
“Duchess” is the sort of very bad, over-the-top violent Guy Ritchie knockoff that you get when the wrong film actor or actress takes that “create your own breaks/write a role for yourself” advice seriously. Charlotte Kirk‘s a Brit with a … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Oscar winner Emma Thompson finds her inner badass in “Dead of Winter”
Just Greer is cast opposite Emma T as the heavy. A hard sell, and a lower tier distributor will be the one trying to get people to see this far north tale of kidnapping and rescue. It looks gritty and … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Maori and posh Anglo Cultures connect via the Kiwi choir led by “Tina”
Looks formulaic and sweet. Aug. 29, this breaks out of New Zealand and plays the rest of the Pacific and some North American locations.
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Movie Review: Rich Lee and Ice Cube and Amazon’s “War of the Worlds” — Yeah, it’s THAT bad
The effects are, well, OK. And “casting against type” is usually a great way to grab our attention by parking an actor in a role we’d never picture them in. So, Ice Cube as a cyber-security mastermind and highly-placed government … Continue reading
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Series Preview: Olivia Cooke is “The Girlfriend” facing off with the Mother of the Prospective Partner — Robin Wright
A sinister British tale about a flashy, sexy underclass suitor and Ms. Posh who isn’t sure she’ll do for her high-born son. “Do we like her?” “Jury’s out.“ Amazon has this series set for Sept. 10..
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Documentary Preview: “AKA Charlie Sheen”
I can’t remember what project Martin Sheen was promoting when he got into the habit of asking journalists/interviewers to “pray” for his careening, trainwreck of a son, Charlie. Martin’s the one face we don’t see among those testifying in this … Continue reading
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