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Movie Review: Navigating one’s teens might be easier with a little help from “My Old Ass”

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Roger Moore

There’s a cute coarseness that lets “My Old Ass” live up — or down — to its title and its standing as “An Aubrey Plaza Comedy.” That’s Plaza’s brand, after all, and she is the title character. But this sentimental … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Clooney and Pitt “Meet Cute” — As lone “Wolfs” aka “cleaners

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Roger Moore

Brad Pitt and George Clooney were doing the Hollywood bromance thing long before Ryan and Hugh. And even though they’ve appeared in four films together, the two hunky sixtysomethings were overdue for a “meet cute” action comedy. That’s what “Wolfs” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Plus-size teen designer finds her tribe and her mission, bringing back the “Empire Waist”

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Empire Waist” is a laugh-out-loud teen comedy about a girl’s emotionally fraught journey from making herself “invisible” to accepting who she is and embracing attention from her peers. Claire Ayoub’s debut feature is witty but utterly predictable, uplifting in all … Continue reading →

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