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Movie Preview: Sister Cate Blanchett’s an Aussie taking interest in “The New Boy” in her orphanage
This Cannes competitor is a 1940s period piece with a heavy dose of magical realism in the plot. Aswan Reid has the title role, with Deborah Mailman in the supporting cast. Tiny distributor Vertical has this, so we’ll all have … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day and “Honey Don’t” Margaret Qualley — a Coen “Brother” film
A tale of kinky Southwest Christianity and an “accident” that wasn’t. Along with other violence. Qualley the high-heeled detective in a ’72 Chevell convertible, Evans a pastor who with a taste for dangerous sex and Plaza the guardian of the … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Veronica Cartwright’s new nurse learns her house is haunted — “The Ruse”
Kinda creepy looking? This comes out May 16.
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Movie Review: “Another Simple Favor” lapses into Long, Laughable and Ludicrous
Whatever dangerous edge 2018’s “A Simple Favor” had is giddily tossed aside for “Another Simple Favor,” a goofy acceptance that bringing these two ladies back for another round of cat lioness and mouse games was never going to be “logical.” … Continue reading
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Movie preview: An Artist Flees an Unhappy Home for the Big City — with her Pet Flying Squirrel — “Bound”
This drama is a “festival darling” that Freestyle picked up for wide release May 16. Another shot in the culture wars? Looks intriguing.
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Series Review: Ewan and Charley are Back in the (Motorcycle) Saddle for the “Long Way Home”
One of the distinct pleasures of the streaming TV era is renewed every time old friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman mount up for another epic motorcycling trek in their “Long Way” series. The latest, “Long Way Home,” plays up … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Stephen King serves up horror with fascist overtones — “The Long Walk”
Garrett Waering, Charlie Plummer, David Jonsson, Roman Griffin Davis and Ben Wang are among the younger stars of this “Hunger Games: Walk Until You Die” compeition, and Judy Greer, Mark Hamill and Michael Ironside are also in the cast. Sept … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Judo, sexism and Iranian theocracy collide on and off the mat — “Tatami”
The co-directors are the star of “Holy Spider” and the direct of “Skin.” And their star is most famous for the most recent incarnation of “The L Word.” In theaters June 13.
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Movie Preview: “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie,” animates TV toy kitties in San Fran, chased by Kristen Wiig
Laila Lockhart Kraner is Gabby, in case you didn’t know. Gloria Estefan plays her San Fran granny. Wiig going full Cruella? I could totally see that. Sept. 26
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Netflixable? “Lost Bullet” to “Last Bullet” — a Cars-and-Chaos Franchise Ends
The “Lost Bullet” cops and smugglers franchise, France’s answer to “The Fast and the Furious” films, goes out with fireworks — literally — with “Last Bullet,” a furious and somewhat futile attempt to wrap up all the complications and traffic … Continue reading
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