Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Classic Film Review: Brando goes Godfather one last time for “The Freshman” (1990)

Brando skates! Maximillian Schell sings! Brando kisses Broderick! Bert Parks croons Dylan! And most amazingly of all, no wildlife, or actors, were actually harmed in the making of “The Freshman,” an old-fashioned PG-rated romp from 1990. Well, maybe the writer-director … Continue reading

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Documentary Review: Archaeologist Could Rewrite American Prehistory if he saves an Ancient Site from his Fellow Texans — “The Stones Are Speaking”

Anyone with just a passing appreciation of American archaeology has heard of a Clovis point or stone tool. That’s an ancient spear point dating from a people and an era that for generations has been considered “The First Americans,” arriving … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Keanu is Aziz Ansari’s “budget guardian angel” — “Guardian Angel”

Sandra Oh and Seth Rogan also star in this profane, in more ways than one, angel-poking comedy. October 17.

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Movie Preview: A Secret Mission sends Civil War commandos down “Resurrection Road”

A Civil War thriller on a budget? What not? This one drops June 6.

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Movie Review: “Worth the Wait?” Worth tracking down

What’s not to like about “Worth the Wait?” A series of interconnected love stories that fit together well enough, a blend of the romantic, the cute and the sad, there’s no heavy lifting in any of this. It’s never laugh-out-loud … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Family ties are celebrated and tested in “Autumn” in Portugal

This festival friendly debut feature by Antonio Sequeira  earns a June 2 release.

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Movie Preview: Henry Golding revives his One Great Relationship via drugs — “Daniella Forever”

Beatrice Granno has the title role in this festival darling, a sci-fi romance scripted and directed by Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigolando, who gave us “Timecrimes.” XYZ Films is unleashing “Daniela Forever” July 11.

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Movie Preview: Josh Duhamel’s gone “Off the Grid,” Kinnear and Stormare aren’t Having It

An engineer/physicist flees his old research job as it was weaponized, and now the guys in charge want him back. This action pic from the director of “Alone” opens June 27.

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Netflixable? A Return to “Fear Street” for a dull and forgettable “Prom Night”

Return we now to “Fear Street,” where R.L. Stine set up shop to appeal to older kid readers and which Netflix dove into for not one or two, but a three film series four years ago. The first three films … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “A Hard Place,” aka “The Evil Dead” by the Humorless and Uninspired

The biggest names in the indie horror flick “A Hard Place” are Bai Ling from “The Crow” and Glenn Plummer, who attained screen immortality with his turn in “Showgirls.” So it’s fitting that they get off easy. They’re the recognizable … Continue reading

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