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Classic Film Review: A Reporter digs into government scandals real and staged — “Defence of the Realm” (1985)

It’s odd to think of the ’80s as a movie decade in which we can bandy the phrase “They don’t make’em like that any more” about. Hollywood’s blockbuster obsession almost wholly took over, and the roman numeralization of cinema “franchises” … Continue reading

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Movie Review: No Sleep for the “Restless,” but What About Revenge?

“Restless” is a spare, reasonably taut thriller of the “Neighbor from Hell” subgenre, the sort of movie most any member of Western or Eastern Civilization can relate to. Writer-director Jed Hart serves up a little suspense and a few surprises … 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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Movie Review: Bad Manners at a Dinner Party — “The Trouble with Jessica” is that She’s Dead

An ever-so-British dinner party goes ever-so-wrong in ever so many British ways in “The Trouble with Jessica,” a dark but twee comedy of manners. The “dark” comes from the suicide of a narcissistic, newly-published author who crashes a gathering of … Continue reading

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