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A marathon movie day ends with a sneak of “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
Will it be as good as “Watch the Skies” (review here) or more on a “Surfer” level? Gotta be better than “Juliet & Romeo.” Then again, maybe not. Some days, one feels the need to catch up with a few … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: “Chicken Run” turns 25, an Animated Comedy Classic based on Classic POW Tales
If I hadn’t seen it in a cinema packed with children, I’d have never believed “Chicken Run” was a kids’ film. The conceit, the jaunty Englishness of it all, the very dated references and the homages are all elements only … Continue reading
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Series Preview: “Spiderman” gets a “Sin City” spin –“Spider-Noir”
The fake trailers for this MGM/Amazon project have flooded the Internet this year. Nicolas Cage in the Spidey suit, with a fedora and trenchcoat. This 1930s set alt universe Spider features Li Jun Li, Brendan Gleason, Lamorne Morris and Jack … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Traumatized Artist flees Home, “Bound” by the Family She Leaves Behind
The germ of a halfway interesting story is lost in a cornucopia of cliches and coincidences in “Bound,” an indie drama about fleeing abuse only to wind up in the supportive arms of a slew of open-hearted New Yorkers. Sure. … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Oedenkirk is still “Nobody” you want to mess with — “Nobody 2”
A “strictly family time” vacation with the kids, wife (Connie Nielsen) and Christopher Lloyd along for the ride? Sharon Stone and Tom Hanks’ kid as villains? Beating your way through a tsumani of rural America carnies? Mark me “PRESENT.” Michael … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Vince Vaughn invites Staten Island to eat with their “Nonnas”
“Nonnas” is a heaping helping of cinematic Italian-American comfort food, a family rom-com where the romance is in the food and the comedy is in the scrappy little old ladies who prepare it. Director Stephen Chbosky (“The Perks of Being … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: The Third “F1” trailer gives Kerry Condon center stage
“The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Rome” star, the ostensible love interest for this June 27 release, sets out the stakes and the “team sport” nature of Formula One racing.
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Movie Review: A Ghost Story that Maybe Gives too much away with its title — “The Ruse”
You’ve got a plot that was clever enough to land veteran character actress Veronica Cartwright (“Sideways,” “Alien,” “The Birds”). Shooting and editing your film, you can’t wait to get to the third act where you can “explain” its cleverness to … Continue reading
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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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