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Netflixable? “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”

Ordinarily when I review a film in theaters, I label that as “movie review.” Even when that film is heading to Netflix after a short theatrical run, Search Engine Optimization demands that you call it such. But for most Netflix … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Legendary Thai Gangster “Tee Yai” earns a Weak Tea Action Bio-pic, “Born to be Bad”

For a trigger-happy bank robber, convincing the public and cops that your exploits are “magical,” that you have supernatural protections, would seem like the ultimate edge. Convince law enforcement that bullets pass right through you, that arresting and handcuffing is … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Her Son’s Arrest reduces her to “The Woman in the Line” at his Argentine Prison

“Due process” has been much on the minds and even in the news in North America, as ordinary citizens grapple with the shock of a rights-trampling regime killing people in boats it can’t identify much less charge with a crime … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: “Regretting You” edges “Black Phone 2” in battles for scrap, “Bugonia” underwhelms, The Boss goes Bust

Halloween, The World Series, no kiddie film with any traction, no fresh horror that gets attention, no thrillers or comic book releases and “Wicked” is waiting until Thanksgiving. That makes for a very empty cineplex on the first weekend of … Continue reading

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Netflixable? “A Woman with No Filter” has some Grievances to Air

In the tradition of “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” “It’s My Turn,” and generations of women coming into their own in films comes “A Woman with No Filter,” a Brazilian comedy that … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Keira puts to Sea Again to Solve the Mystery of “The Woman in Cabin 10”

A novel that wears its Agatha Christie antecedents entirely too obviously becomes a Keira Knightley star vehicle in “The Woman in Cabin 10,” a film whose producers were clever enough and careless enough to cast Guy Pearce as her foil. … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Phylicia, Seraya and Tyler riff on The Book of Ruth — “Ruth & Boaz”

The Biblical “Book of Ruth” was the inspiration for “Ruth & Boaz,” a modern, semi-faith-based romantic melodrama from the fantasy factory that is Tyler Perry Studios. Ruth isn’t a widow who bonds with her widowed mother in law, meeting the … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Looking for Love via a Rich Bachelor in “The Wrong Paris”

As obvious as its title and as sexy as an all-gals bull-riding contest, “The Wrong Paris” is a Netflix romance novel of a movie whose creators don’t dishonor The Hallmark Channel Oath. Keep it cute, keep it clean and make … Continue reading

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Netflixable? “aka Charlie Sheen” shows us a Bad Boy at 60

Here’s a thought. Of the legions of Hollywood offspring who became “nepo baby” movie stars, Charlie Sheen may be the only one to question his status and how he got it, who developed guilt over his fame and even his … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Action Comedy Lampoons a Real Life Serial Killer Case — “Inspector Zende”

“Inspector Zende” is an action comedy take on an infamous real-life serial killer case, a movie that hunts for laughs in hapless but dogged Indian policing. Writer-director Chinmay Mandlekar makes his feature directing debut in this made-for-Netflix movie, and never … Continue reading

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