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“Behemoth!” Movie Review

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Writer/director Tony Gilroy (of “Michael Clayton” and “Duplicity”) returns with his first feature film since 2012’s “The Bourne Legacy”. It’s “Behemoth!” — a music drama that opens on a recording soundstage, with longtime cellist Alex (played by Pedro Pascal). The dialogue and energy feel grounded and authentic. Gilroy instantly creates an immersive atmosphere that’s reminiscent […]
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“Wild Horse Nine” Movie Review

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I wasn’t a big fan of writer/director Martin McDonagh’s 2017 “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (which won Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell Oscars) and 2022 “The Banshees of Inisherin” (I couldn’t really get past the whole ‘cutting off his fingers’ storyline). But McDonagh’s new movie, “Wild Horse Nine”, is definitely stronger. If you liked the […]
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“Trust Me, I’m a Doctor” Movie Review

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“Trust Me, I’m a Doctor” is based on the true story of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and one of his most high-profile patients, Anna Nicole Smith. Smith died in 2007. The film portrays Kapoor and Smith’s relationship, as well as the legal aftermath of her death. Kal Penn (from “Harold & Kumar” and the outstanding TV […]
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“Heart of the Beast” Movie Review

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I didn’t have high expectations going into “Heart of the Beast”. I’ve been hit and miss with director David Ayer over the years. And stories with dogs at the center can sometimes get schmaltzy pretty quickly. Plus, Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars” (released less than a month ago) was a dud. But I’m excited to […]
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“Runner” Movie Review

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Alan Ritchson is best known as “Reacher” on the Prime Video TV series, as well as recent action films “War Machine”, “Fast X” and “Motor City”. He was also Raphael in the Michael Bay-produced 2010s “Ninja Turtles” movies — and co-starred alongside two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank in emotional, faith-based, true story family drama “Ordinary […]
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“The Dog Stars” Movie Review

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Ridley Scott’s 30th directorial feature is “The Dog Stars”. Over the past 15 years, I’ve been hit and miss with the iconic director (who’s receiving an honorary Oscar in November). He put a lot of care into “Gladiator II” and “All the Money in the World”, but “The Martian” is slightly overrated, and “Prometheus” and […]
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“The Rivals of Amziah King” Movie Review

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“The Rivals of Amziah King” is the second feature from director Andrew Patterson — the follow-up to his Independent Spirit Awards nominee “The Vast of Night” (2019 awards qualification; 2020 Prime Video release). Well, this was worth the six-year wait. It’s a heck of a directorial showcase for Patterson, who also wrote the screenplay. This […]
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“Late Fame” Movie Review

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Four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe’s presence always makes a movie a little more interesting, and he’s once again great in the new indie “Late Fame” from director Kent Jones (of the documentary “Hitchcock/Truffaut”) and writer Samy Burch (who was Oscar nominated for 2023’s “May December”). “Late Fame” is an updated adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1895 novella. […]
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‘The Dink’ Movie Review

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“The Dink” is a comedy about Pickleball. But it’s just as much about tennis — a sport I’ve played for about 20 years. Some tennis films have worked, like “Battle of the Sexes” and “King Richard”, and others used too much slow-motion… (ahem… “Challengers”…). “The Dink” gets my tennis movie seal of approval because it […]
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‘Lars Shrike Walks the Night’ Movie Review

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Sometimes I going into a movie knowing very little. In the case of sci-fi film “Lars Shrike Walks the Night”, it was just the title, the genre and the star — six-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer. He’s a television and voice acting legend, who has also delivered some terrific, memorable performances in movies. As “Lars […]
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