Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Movie Review: Korean Catholics have their own way of Exorcising Demons — “The Priests”

Well Go USA is about to unleash the sequel to the Korean exorcism thriller “The Priests,” titled “Dark Nuns,” in North America. So they figured they’d put the original 2015 hit out there for people who want to catch. Not … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Colman Domingo’s the MC and Glen Powell’s “The Running Man” in Edgar Wright’s Remake

Josh Brolin’s the recruiter/rules “explainer” in this version of the Stephen King novel. There’s William H. Macy and Wright’s boy Michael Cera and lots and lots of gonzo Edgar Wright touches. Powell? He’s about as uninhibited as we’re likely to … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Offerman’s a “Sovereign” who thinks God and Guns and misreading the Constitution can beat Banks, Courts, Cops and The System

Smart, tense and thought provoking, “Sovereign” is a movie of its moment — thirty years of American moments. An “inspired by true events” thriller built around a stunning performance by Nick Offerman, it offers insights into Red State America and … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Ryan Gosling puts “the NOT in AstroNAUT” in “Project Hail Mary”

Far fetched, funny-ish sci-fi about a “Hail Mary” to attempt to save humanity from a…virus infecting stars? Cutesy and calamitous. March 20 of 2026?

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Movie preview: One last “Superman” trailer

The promotions for this reboot have been all over the place — sentimental and cutesy, hard nosed and heroic, a do gooder swimming against the tide of self interest and the self serving simpering of America today. The casting looks … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: A Sinister and Campy scheme to “Kill the Jockey”

Argentine filmmaker Luis Ortega gave us “Lulu,” “El Angel” and “Damn Summer.” This looks sexy, silly and sinister. Music Box Films has this upcoming release, starring Úrsula Corberó and in the title role, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, and it looks like … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Broadbent “walks 500 miles” in “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”

Oscar winner Jim Broadbent earns a fine showcase in “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,” a sweet story of grief, regret, obligations and the kindness of strangers. It’s based on a novel by Rachel Joyce that seems inspired by any … Continue reading

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Documentary Preview: Hey Vern! Jim Varney gets his own bio doc — “The Importance of Being Ernest”

I was working in Tennessee near the end of the Ernest P. Worrell fad and got to interview this serious actor turned famous bumkin goofball. He’d come into town to help talk actors into joining acting unions, make appearances plugging … Continue reading

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Movie preview: Hardwicke and Steve Coogan recreate an Irish soccer feud — “Saipan”

Éanna Hardwicke (Vivarium (2019) stars as Roy Keane, who had a very public bust up with his World Cup manager Mick McCarthy, something the Irish weren’t quick to forgive. Kind of the anti “Ted Lasso?”

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Movie Preview: Scoot McNairy means Trouble on the Horse Ranch, “East of Wall”

Tabitha and Porshia Zimiga star in this newly-widowed, hardnosed horse trainer who provides shelter to wayward teens and her daughter, fighting to ride, to save the dream and save the ranch from guys like Scoot McNairy, who has the perfect … Continue reading

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