Posted April 06, 2022in Film Review
“Windfall” is the kind of acting experiment that works for me. Trap three talented actors on a single set and bounce them off each other. The premise here is strong enough to keep the film afloat for about an hour as these very different acting energies collide in the middle
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Posted March 02, 2022in Film Review
“Robin Robin” Directed: Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, and featuring voice actors Stars: Gillian Anderson, Richard E. Grant, and Adeel Akhtar. (Watch complete short film on Netflix) An optimistic young robin raised by a family of mice makes a heartfelt wish on a Christmas star. Will she finally learn who
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Posted February 02, 2022in Film Review
“The 355,” directed by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix”), who co-wrote with Theresa Rebeck, is not an instant classic by any means. It is, however, a straightforward and solidly entertaining spy thriller that (mostly) avoids the impulse to pat itself on the back. The premise isn’t groundbreaking and is, at
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Posted January 05, 2022in Film Review
When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena Krumbein (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he earns his golden ticket to success, using the newly acquired knowledge of the ways of mentalists to grift the wealthy elite
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Posted December 01, 2021in Film Review
A soft reboot of the original. Being a “Ghostbusters” fan has been a tough gig. The original was one of the greatest movies ever — a perfectly paced, perfectly structured blend of supernatural horror and dry, witty humor that unite in some of the best comedians of their generation to
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Posted November 03, 2021in Film Review
“Dune: Part One” is a spectacular film that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of (the first half of) Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic is as ambitious in scope as it is difficult to unpack. However, this is to be expected; “Dune” is far from
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Posted October 06, 2021in Film Review
‘The Starling’ delivers a powerful, emotional presentation of loss. “The Starling” is a jumble of emotional turmoil and bizarre encounters. Ostensibly, the plot revolves around married couple Lilly (Melissa McCarthy) and Jack (Chris O’Dowd) in the aftermath of the death of their daughter, Katie. Jack now resides at a psychiatric
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Posted September 01, 2021in Film Review
Hugh Jackman does his best Rod Serling impression in this flick that leaves more ideas on the floor than on the screen. “Reminiscence” is a futuristic noir with precious little on its mind. Instead of ideas, this sci-fi thriller offers half-remembered cop movie cliches and hard-boiled detective narration that’s just barely
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Posted August 04, 2021in Film Review
“No Sudden Move,” a crime thriller about the mobs that ran the Motor City, proves once again that the crooked path to a quick payday never goes smoothly. Set in the wild American Midwest of Detroit, Michigan, “No Sudden Move” is, on the surface, a crime thriller about the mobs that
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Posted June 30, 2021in Film Review
Feel like a kid again. Remember that time you went on summer vacation when you were a kid? Maybe it was with your family. Maybe it was at a stay-away camp. Either way, you found another kid your age who was not only fun but helped to shape the person
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