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4 years ago
Although based on a stage musical, the big screen version of writer Erica Schmidt‘s “Cyrano” (who also penned the screenplay) would fare better without all of the song and dance. The mediocre tunes and too-simple lyrics (songs by Bryce and A... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Add “Don’t Look Up” to the list of movies that start with a good idea but fail miserably with execution. Despite a mega-wattage cast and Oscar winner Adam McKay writing and directing, nothing can save this overbearing and tiresome project. I... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
It’s the Golden Rule when adapting a memoir to the screen: make sure your subject is interesting. This ultimately leads to the downfall of director George Clooney‘s “The Tender Bar,” based on author J.R. Moehringer’s 2006 autobiographica... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Writer / director Aaron Sorkin takes a heaping helping of artistic liberties in “Being the Ricardos,” his biopic about one week in the personal and professional life of 1950s television superstar Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and her husband, D... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen the movie. “Sing 2” is one of THOSE films. This bright, colorful, animated spectacle reminds me of the kid in my 6th grade class who always tried so desperately to be liked by all of his mates, doing... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
I triple dog dare you not to enjoy “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” a real crowd pleaser from director Jon Watts. With endearing characters, ideal casting, and massive-scale action (and an even bigger heart), this movie delivers tenfold. It is a cel... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
In yet another sequel none of us wanted and nobody asked for, “The Matrix: Resurrections” is a case of a sequel-remake-reboot hybrid that’s not exactly good, but not exactly terrible, either. With director Lana Wachowski at the helm, most of... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
There’s no getting around it: “The King’s Man” is a very, very weird action movie. It’s a movie where I left unsure of the audience it’s made for. It’s a movie that’s all over the place, starting out slow and rough, but steadily bu... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Watching director Jane Campion‘s “The Power of the Dog” may be a very slow and laborious task for audiences seeking escapism at the theater, but fans of historical dramas, westerns, and artistic beauty will find plenty to savor. Adapted from... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
The spotlight belongs to Andrew Garfield and he tears up the stage in “Tick, Tick…BOOM!,” director Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s big screen adaptation of the autobiographical off-Broadway musical by RENT composer Jonathan Larson. This is a film tha... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
There are a lot of problems with “Red Rocket,” director Sean Baker‘s follow-up to his 2017 film “The Florida Project.” It’s incredibly one-note and monotonous, and it sometimes feels like mumblecore gone wrong. Before drowning under it... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Writer / director Paul Thomas Anderson‘s “Licorice Pizza” is a film that feels casually comforting, like a warm blanket of nostalgia. It’s pure and genuine in a way that will make you want to reminisce about fond moments from your own teen... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
“The Lost Daughter” is far from a pleasant movie going experience. The directorial debut from actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (who also adapted Elena Ferrante’s novel for the screen) is sustained by a trio of knockout performances from Olivia Colman... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Northern Ireland in the late 1960s comes alive in writer / director Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast,” a semi-autobiographical tale about a 9-year-old boy whose world is turned upside down by unrest and turmoil in his life and home. I loved everyt... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
It’s always a pleasure when a mainstream film gives a platform to voices that have long been underrepresented in Hollywood, and Disney’s “Encanto” expands the studio’s culturally-diverse canon with its first Latinx musical. Featuring a c... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Director Steven Spielberg brings his signature movie magic to “West Side Story,” a remake of the beloved 1961 Oscar-winning film. It’s a movie that we didn’t really need, but theater fans will likely be pleased with this eye-popping, grand... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
The delightful “7 Days” is a sweet, funny look at relationships from a unique cultural perspective. This COVID-era movie makes a creative (and realistic) use of the lockdown, with a love story meet-cute that’s set during the early days of pa... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
Crime drama “House of Gucci,” based on the true story of the Italian family behind the luxury fashion empire, is a mess of an undertaking at the hands of director Ridley Scott. All of the elements that make up a solid feature narrative are the... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments in 2015, and director CJ Hunt was there filming it all. After learning that council members received death threats from angry critics in the days following, Hunt decided to expand... Read the full review »
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4 years ago
“Encounter” is the type of film that I can almost guarantee will be mismarketed by the studio as an exciting, action-packed sci-fi thriller. It’s not. This story of a decorated Special Forces Marine (Riz Ahmed) who goes on a rescue mission t... Read the full review »