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‘Sinners’ Movie Review

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Ryan Coogler delivered a powerhouse trio of films in “Fruitvale Station”, “Creed” and “Black Panther”. Outside of Angela Bassett’s performance and the opening Marvel intro tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, I wasn’t a huge fan of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. But Coogler is back to form with “Sinners” — an original concept with a […]
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‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Movie Review

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One of my most anticipated movies of 2025 delivers. “The Luckiest Man in America” recreates and dramatizes Michael Larson’s unique, epic victory on popular ’80s game show “Press Your Luck”. Paul Walter Hauser does a terrific job as the infamous contestant who was so obsessed with the program that he memorized the patterns of that […]
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‘Audrey’s Children’ Movie Review

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“Audrey’s Children” is one of the best movies of 2025 so far. And only a couple times a year do we really get one of these old fashioned, sophisticated, well told dramas. Natalie Dormer is outstanding as the caring, precise, very determined, and game-changing Dr. Audrey Evans, who goes to Philadelphia Children’s Hospital in 1969 […]
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‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Movie Review

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I don’t just like it… I love it when a movie has a unique concept — and then expands upon it by delivering powerhouse results the rest of the way through. “Bob Trevino Likes It” is one of the standout films of 2025 so far. Barbie Ferreira (from HBO’s “Euphoria”) is fantastic as 25-year-old Lily. […]
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‘Seven Veils’ Movie Review

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Atom Egoyan was Oscar nominated for his powerful 1997 drama “The Sweet Hereafter”. His latest film is “Seven Veils”, an examination of the making of an opera and the woman at the center of it. Amanda Seyfried pulls off a challenging performance as Jeanine, the director of a new version of “Salome” opening soon in […]
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‘Millers in Marriage’ Movie Review

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Let me start off by stating that I like “The Brothers McMullen”. I saw it a long time ago. Edward Burns is now going to make a sequel (called “The Family McMullen”), which hopefully is good, but off of “Millers in Marriage”, I’m not so sure. “McMullen” was a dramedy about a tight-knit family and […]
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‘Old Guy’ Movie Review

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I was most intrigued to see “Old Guy” because of the cast. Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz stars as Danny, an aging hitman with a recently injured right hand, who is reluctantly training Wihlborg (played by Cooper Hoffman, fantastic in “Licorice Pizza” and “Saturday Night”). Danny’s longtime friend Anata (Lucy Liu) is also in the […]
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‘Parthenope’ Movie Review

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Paolo Sorrentino is the Oscar winning director of “The Great Beauty”. He also helmed my No. 1 film of 2015, “Youth”, and the excellent 2021 drama “The Hand of God”. If you like Sorrentino, you’re going to love the heartbreaking, honest dialogue he’s known for — once again on full display in his latest movie, […]
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‘Ex-Husbands’ Movie Review

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“Ex-Husbands” is a mildly pleasant and occasionally charming dramedy that works more often than it doesn’t. Much of the credit goes to star Griffin Dunne, who keeps you engaged, delivering a great performance as Peter. He’s a dentist in the midst of separating from his wife, and his dad (who divorced his longtime wife at […]
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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Movie Review

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We’re 35 movies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Every single one doesn’t need to be the most epic or cameo-filled film ever made. Just give me a good story, with interesting characters and plot developments, some solid action and memorable moments. In that regard, “Captain America: Brave New World” delivers. It’s not spectacular — or […]
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