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‘Swiped’ Movie Review

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Since her starring role in Disney and director Kenneth Branagh’s terrific 2015 live-action version of “Cinderella”, Lily James has continued to deliver fantastic performances — in “Darkest Hour”, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” and as Pamela Anderson on the “Pam & Tommy” miniseries. She’s on her A-game again as Whitney Wolfe in the new […]
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‘Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story’ Movie Review

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It was the first true “summer blockbuster”. Now a half-century after its release, National Geographic and director Laurent Bouzereau (“Faye”, “Music by John Williams”) present a fun and engrossing new documentary analyzing the making and impact of one of Steven Spielberg’s most beloved movies. “Jaws” is the favorite film of the lovely Emily Blunt (who […]
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‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Movie Review

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20th Century (as ‘Fox’ and ‘Studios’) has tried reviving the “Predator” franchise multiple times in multiple ways. The 2018 reboot was only so-so, and I wasn’t a big fan of “Prey”, which many people thought should’ve been in theaters instead of debuting on Hulu in Summer 2022. The next live-action movie, “Predator: Badlands”, will be […]
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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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‘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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‘Hard Truths’ Movie Review

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In writer and director Mike Leigh’s new film “Hard Truths”, Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives an outstanding performance as Pansy, a woman who seems pretty unhappy. She thrives on complaining and confrontation — often with total strangers in stores, parking lots and offices. Her husband and young adult son have put up with this for such a […]
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‘Transformers One’ Movie Review

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“Transformers One” is my favorite animated film of 2024 so far. I don’t want to give away much of the story. What I will say is that it’s the origin story of these Transformers characters, including Optimus Prime (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry). They were initially friends. How do we get […]
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‘Reagan’ Movie Review

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“Reagan” is a 2-hour, 21-minute, all-encompassing biopic on Ronald Reagan. It’s a longtime passion project for star Dennis Quaid, who re-teams with “Soul Surfer” and “On a Wing and a Prayer” director Sean McNamara. And you get it all: from Reagan as a youth, to his years as head of the Screen Actors Guild, to […]
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‘Dune: Part Two’ Movie Review

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It’s been two years and four months since the simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max release of “Dune”. The star-studded action drama from Academy Award nominated “Arrival” director Denis Villeneuve was the highest grossing film of 2021 for Warner Bros., earning $400 million worldwide. Now comes the next chapter, which is looking to double the original’s […]
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‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ Movie Review

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“Finding Nemo” was the second movie I ever saw in a theater. I watched “Broadcast News” a long time ago and went to see “The Simpsons Movie” on opening night. So I’ve been familiar with Albert Brooks for a long time. But his new documentary, “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life”, has opened my eyes to […]
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