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Movie Review: Widower Timothy Spall crosses Britain on “The Last Bus”

The first impression Timothy Spall made on film fans was when he played a plump, delusional, somewhat daft chef in Mike Leigh’s quirky slice-of-working-class dream, “Life is Sweet.” Restaurateur Aubrey thought putting boiled bacon consumme, prune quiche and pork cyst … 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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Classic Film Review: Brit Noir, Warner Bros. style — “They Made Me a Fugitive (I Became a Criminal)” (1948)

Here’s a flashy, violent British film noir in the classic Warner Bros. fashion, an on-the-lam thriller set in the postwar U.K. underworld where a war hero pays the price for going wrong. “They Made Me A Fugitive,” the film that … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Finnish Metalheads aim for more face-melting on a “Heavier Trip”

Well, Hell. Now I’ve got to go back and catch “Heavy Trip,” the Finnish metal band comedy from 2018, the movie that inspired “Heavier Trip.” “Heavy Trip” is on Tubi. Do your homework before catching the sequel in cinemas! It’s … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Welles’ “Othello,” a Masterpiece in Black and White and Blackface

The lore and backstory behind Orson Welles‘ years-in-the-making production of “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice” has come to overwhelm the movie itself. He was so strapped for funds, filming this in Europe as his American directing career … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A mourning comedy becomes Thai travelogue? There’s a “Cautionary Tale

In the cinema, there are dramedies and tragi-comedies, and whatever the heck the indie “Cautionary Tale” turns out to be. It begins as a funny dark comedy about two men bickering over the ashes of their loved ones. Neil (Ted … Continue reading

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