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Movie Review: The Animated Early Life of a Great Artist — “Hola, Frida”
“Hola, Frida” is a charming animated imagining of the early years of the great Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Adapted from a book by Sophie Faucher, this Canadian/Quebecois production takes the tidbit that Kahlo had an imaginary friend as a little … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A grieving child sees her monstrous “Sketch” come to life
“Sketch” is a children’s film, a “Bridge to Terabithia,” “Where the Wild Things Are” variation about a child’s fantasy life — angry, monstrous drawings sketched in reaction to grief — invading her real world. Aspiring artist Amber (Bianca Belle) isn’t … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Damn Right “She Rides Shotgun”
“She Rides Shotgun” is a gripping A-list B-movie, a morally ambigious and illogically logical thriller for our amoral, illogical times. Based on a novel by Ben Harper, Nick Rowland’s film grabs a solid, time-proven scenario — a child, on the … Continue reading
Movie Review: “The Musicians” become a reluctant String Quartet
“The Musicians” is a droll comedy about four string highly-strung string players who must come together as a “quartet” to perform an original composition on four legendary instruments for a worldwide classical music TV audience. If I haven’t scared you … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A COVID/BLM Protests/Trumpism-Conspiracy allegory set in “Eddington,” New Mexico
There’s a veritable NRA convention of ordnance discharged in “Eddington,” Ari Aster’s All American parable of “How did we get here?” But the one weapon not discharged is the most apt metaphor for the latest from the writer/director of “Midsommar,” … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Spielberg’s Daughter Directs “Please Don’t Feed the Children”
Many an aspiring filmmaker looks to horror as her or his way of launching a career in Hollywood. Get your hands on a generic script, finance a thriller on the cheap, deliver a shock or two and show’em what you’ve … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A French bull-“racer” starts finds empathy with the “Animale”
“Animale” is an intriguing French body horror thriller set in Camargue, the bull fighting capital of France. The first local woman to enter the ring with the young men who tempt, chase and are chased by local bulls starts to … Continue reading
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Movie Review: If the Priests Aren’t Up to it, “Dark Nuns” Will Handle this Exorcism
Back in the olden days, a local archdiosce might appeal to the Vatican for a little help when it came to demonic possession of good Catholic folk in their care. Before you could say “La plume de ma tante!” Max … 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: Improv Comics Howard, Mohammed and Bloom go “Deep Cover” looking for laughs in London
“Deep Cover” is an exceptionally silly Brit comedy about improv actors lying on the fly as undercover bait for London police. Logic goes out the window early on, with no means of re-entry. And it’s built around Bryce Dallas Howard, … Continue reading
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