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‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ Review

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Sony Pictures Animation’s first two “Hotel Transylvania” movies were fast-paced and filled with frenetic action, eye-popping characters and unique visuals. But what if you added loud, classic and contemporary pop music to the equation? That’s exactly what we get with “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”. This is the latest in a recent string of animated […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Review

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“Ant-Man and the Wasp” is the 20th Marvel Cinematic Universe installment. It’s also the fourth in the last eight months. “Star Wars” isn’t the only series suffering from franchise fatigue. I was looking forward to the lighter side of Marvel, following the dramatic wrath of “Avengers: Infinity War”. And “AM&TW” is the lightest, most family-friendly […]
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Review

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In the 25 years since “Jurassic Park”, dinosaurs have roared on the big screen in hand-drawn animated form (“The Land Before Time” films), skeletal form (“Night at the Museum”) and CGI/photo-realism form (“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”, “Walking with Dinosaurs”, “The Good Dinosaur” and the simply titled “Dinosaur”). Dinos have become almost as common […]
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‘Hereditary’ Review

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Lately the title “Horror Movie” has been awarded to films that just don’t deserve it. “Get Out” has a few gory moments in its final half hour, but it’s a suspense thriller. “mother!” includes its share of blood, but not the slicing and dicing found in traditional horror films. And neither provide the scares required […]
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Review

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“Solo: A Star Wars Story” is the second “Star Wars” film in six months and the fourth in less than 3½ years – since the Disney takeover of LucasFilm. “Solo” is the second  prequel/spinoff, joining 2016’s “Rogue One”. That movie had almost entirely new characters, while this one is, of course, about the early adventures […]
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‘Tully’ Review

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When I talked with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody for  2015’s “Ricki and the Flash”, I asked her what she had in mind for her next script. She said she had nothing – and was looking for some inspiration. Well, they say “Write what you know”. My interview with her took place shortly before Cody gave […]
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‘Tomb Raider’ Review

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As I was watching the new “Tomb Raider”, which is based on the Lara Croft video games, and, of course, is a reboot of the ‘01 & ‘03 films starring Angelina Jolie, I couldn’t help but think that this is the kind of movie normally released in the summertime, not in mid-March. That’s because “Tomb […]
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‘The Leisure Seeker’ Review

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“The Leisure Seeker” is based on a 2009 novel and stars two of cinema’s most respected actors, Donald Sutherland (who just received an honorary Oscar) and Helen Mirren (who has earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in this film). It’s being marketed as a comedy, but that’s false advertising. This is actually one […]
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‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Review

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“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is somewhat connected, yet very different, than 1995’s “Jumanji”, which starred the late Robin Williams. That family adventure brought a board game to life. This slightly more adult sequel puts a retro video game at the center of the action. “Jumanji II” is actually a mash-up of several other movies […]
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‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Review

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“Murder on the Orient Express” is based on the iconic Agatha Christie novel, which was turned into a film in 1974 that earned 6 Oscar nominations and a Best Supporting Supporting Actress win for Ingrid Bergman. The best chance this new adaptation has for an Oscar nom may be for Makeup and Hairstyling – simply […]
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