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Movie Review: Korean Catholics have their own way of Exorcising Demons — “The Priests”

Well Go USA is about to unleash the sequel to the Korean exorcism thriller “The Priests,” titled “Dark Nuns,” in North America. So they figured they’d put the original 2015 hit out there for people who want to catch. Not … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Offerman’s a “Sovereign” who thinks God and Guns and misreading the Constitution can beat Banks, Courts, Cops and The System

Smart, tense and thought provoking, “Sovereign” is a movie of its moment — thirty years of American moments. An “inspired by true events” thriller built around a stunning performance by Nick Offerman, it offers insights into Red State America and … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: Brad Pitt, 62, laps the Competition as “F1” blows up — “M3GAN 2.0” is the update nobody uploads

Brad Pitt’s decades of stardom haven’t seen many missteps. He took that break-out bit part in “Thelma & Louise” all those years agoand made romances (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”), thrillers (“Se7en”), boundary-pushing fight films (“Fight Club”), sports dramas (“Moneyball”), sci … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Stormare wants Kinnear to find Duhamel, who’s gone “Off the Grid”

Career bit player Ricky Russert, who was in “I, Tonya” and TV’s “Outer Banks” and even the recent “MacGuyer” reboot , gets a featured role as a villain in “Off the Grid,” a Josh Duhamel star-vehicle about a scientist who … Continue reading

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Movie Review: You’ll feel “Sweet Relief” when this inept indie thriller is over

It’s a little known truth of indie film sets that the “indier” the film, the less likely you’ll be able to tell the cast from the crew when visiting the shoot. I came to this conclusion covering such low budget, … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Pinter, Losey and Bogarde wind up the Clockwork Creepiness of “The Servant”(1963)

It’s been so long since I reviewed anything scripted by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter that I had to refresh my memory about the traits associated with the phrase “Pinteresque.” Let’s see, an “atmosphere of menace,” suspense and tension heightened by … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A Brazilian pop-star biopic — “Latin Blood: The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso”

From the moment little Ney de Souza Pereira spied cabaret and carnival icon Elvira Pagã on the stage, the die was cast and his young life had purpose. All those beatings he stubbornly endured from his military officer dad because … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: “Dragon” slays Zombies and “Elio,” “28 Years Later” devours $30 million

There was a time when the moment a new Pixar title landed a release date, every other studio threw up its hands as a sea of suits whined, “Well, THAT weekend’s out.” But post-COVID, factoring in inflation, “family” audiences are … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “The Life of Chuck” Dances for the Reason to Live at the End of the World

Speaking as a critic who’s been “blurbed” a few times over the decades, you’ve got to recognize the double-edged sword such “recognition” in the advertising on a poster for a movie is. That’s you, out there, effusive in your praise, … Continue reading

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Movie Review: An Indian Woman stands up to a “Pinch,” and Faces the Consequences

Uttera Singh’s “Pinch” is a picture that runs on outrage. It shows us a sex crime and demonstrates how hard it is to get anyone — including women, her own mother and even herself — to take it seriously in … Continue reading

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