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Netflixable? Can the “Tall Girl” finally find love in this high school romance?

Teen romances, a genre theatrical release Hollywood has pretty much abandoned, has been a fertile niche for Netflix to make its own. The streaming service has made the edgy, hormonal teen sex comedy its sweet spot in movies that appeal … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview, New “Midway” trailer plays up the human side of war

It looks less digital as a combat pic, in other words. Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein and Woody Harrelson are the stars. Nov. 8 we relive America’s greatest naval victory.

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Movie Review: Haven’t we seen “Brittany Runs a Marathon” before?

Maybe there aren’t a hundred movies about somebody taking stock of their life and deciding “the ultimate test” of running a marathon will help them change everything for the better. But including documentaries and episodes of TV series? Yeah, it’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Brad Pitt seeks answers and meaning “Ad Astra”

“Serious” science fiction cinema often chooses to walk the line between the real and the ethereal, especially as it concerns films about space travel. But from “2001” onwards, it’s proven a delicate balance, hyperrealism that puts us in space with … Continue reading →

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SOMEbody just lost his brand new ‘SNL’ gig

He doesn’t know it, yet, and the reason he is almost sure to be canned before he ever starts his new job is for something he did it over a year ago. You can hear the clock ticking, too, can’t … Continue reading →

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Next screening? Brad Pitt goes to space, Tommy Lee Jones returns from space, “Ad Astra”

This one seems right up my alley, so let’s hope this Sept. release has a hint of “fall film” sci-fi seriousness about it. Fingers crossed!

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Movie Review: Frankenstein is stitched together in New York in “Depraved”

Once one figures out “Depraved” is a modern re-setting of “Frankenstein,” how does a filmmaker maintain interest through the over-familiar story beats that march us toward that inevitable hunt with pitchforks? Sure, it’s changed up a bit. The “monster” is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Coping with the worst, with comedy, for “3 Days with Dad”

The comedy “3 Days with Dad” is a dark farce about a family gathering to say goodbye to their patriarch as he faces the end of life on tubes and life support in a hospital. It’s a dismissable, hit or … Continue reading →

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Movies getting longer and longer. The Hollywood Reporter says audiences are noticing

Yes. Yes we are. A 2:40 “It” sequel, and that’s just last weekend’s example. https://t.co/Yd16VmWnMI https://twitter.com/THR/status/1172140355963277313?s=17

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Movie Preview, James Franco and friends do a stoner comedy, “Zeroville”

Joey King, Megan Fox and Jackie Weaver are the leading ladies, Farrell and Rogen and Robinson and McBride…and Feanco– those are just the guys in this movie about a movie. A wide-eyed young actress comes to LA in the same … Continue reading →

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