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99.5 The River: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’

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On this special edition of the 99.5 The River “River Reviews” segment, I share my thoughts on “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”, “Nimona” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”. Plus, life-long Indy fan Kevin also has his review of Harrison Ford’s fifth and final outing as the beloved character. ——————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. […]
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99.5 The River: ‘Asteroid’, ‘Blackening’

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I’ve got reviews of three comedies — “Asteroid City”, “No Hard Feelings” and “The Blackening” — plus details on the Tribeca At Home program. Listen to this 99.5 The River segment. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Not Quite Narwhal’ Q&A

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Check out this Animation Scoop Q&A with the three Co-EPs of new DreamWorks Animation family series “Not Quite Narwhal”, now streaming on Netflix. ————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And […]
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99.5 The River: ‘Elemental’, ‘The Flash’

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On 99.5 The River, I review Pixar’s new animated romance “Elemental”, DC superhero movie “The Flash”, Netflix action sequel “Extraction 2” and Disney+ documentary “Stan Lee”. ————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
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Animation Scoop: 2023 Tribeca Shorts

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For Animation Scoop, I screened all seven shorts from the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival “Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G” lineup. This piece includes my thoughts on the shorts, as well as EXCLUSIVE statements from the filmmakers. You can watch these shorts through the “Tribeca At Home” Program, from June 19th through July 2nd. —————————————- […]
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99.5 The River: Transformers, Flamin’ Hot

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Find out on this 99.5 The River “River Reviews” segment if “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, “Flamin’ Hot” and “Heroes of the Golden Mask” are worth seeing. Plus get details on the cool new Stephen King adaptation of “The Monkey”. ———————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter […]
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99.5 The River: Spider-Man, Boogeyman

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This 99.5 The River “River Reviews” segment has my reviews of Sony’s animated “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, Stephen King horror film “The Boogeyman” and Shia LaBeouf drama “Padre Pio”, plus details on the Berkshire International Film Festival. —————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at […]
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99.5 The River: ‘Mermaid’, ‘Kandahar’

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What should you see and skip this Memorial Day weekend? On this 99.5 The River “River Reviews” segment, I share my thoughts on Disney’s new live-action version of “The Little Mermaid”, Gerard Butler action drama “Kandahar”, Julia Louis-Dreyfus comedy “You Hurt My Feelings” and HBO documentary “Being Mary Tyler Moore”. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Heroes of the Golden Mask’ Q&A

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Director Sean Patrick O’Reilly discusses his new animated feature “Heroes of the Golden Mask” (available on Digital platforms June 9th) in this Animation Scoop Q&A. ———————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Carl’s Date’ Q&A

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“Carl’s Date” is a new “Up” short that will play in theaters with Pixar feature “Elemental” starting June 16th. I ask director Bob Peterson about it for this Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has […]
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