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‘Loving’ Review

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The story of Richard and Mildred Loving is an incredibly important one. The Lovings were an interracial couple, living in Virginia in 1958, who were arrested following their marriage, which was illegal in that part of the South at the time. They were then forced to leave Virginia (or stay and go to prison), and for the next […]
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‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ Review

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On Sunday night, August 30, 2015, Kevin Hart performed in front of 53,000 people at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, becoming the first comedian to ever play and sell out an NFL stadium. And that night, Universal Pictures filmed the show for Hart’s third big screen concert movie. I was there, on the field, in about […]
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‘The Magnificent Seven’ Review

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When done right, modern attempts at the Western can rise above ordinary standards. A couple recent examples: 2010’s “True Grit” and last year’s “The Revenant”. Director Antoine Fuqua’s remake / re-imagining / re-do / re-shoot-em-up of 1960’s “The Magnificent Seven” has the feel and flavor of a “classic” Western, maybe more so than any other […]
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‘Mr. Church’ Review

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I could thoroughly describe how the low-budget drama, “Mr. Church”, is basically a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that sugar-coats numerous serious issues and situations, including terminal cancer, divorce, single parenthood, both alcohol and child abuse, drunk driving and neglect. It’s also an extremely simple Circle of Life story that packs-in way too many coincidences […]
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‘Suicide Squad’ Review

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“Suicide Squad” was supposed to be DC’s big-budget superhero ensemble action dramedy extravaganza answer to Marvel’s high-energy, highly entertaining “Guardians of the Galaxy”. And while it tries really, really hard – it fails to live-up to expectations. The biggest buzz surrounding the production and anticipation of “Suicide Squad” was Jared Leto’s portrayal of The Joker, […]
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‘Nerve’ Review

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“Nerve” is based on a 2012 novel by Jeanne Ryan. And that makes perfect sense. There’s a heroine at the center of a Hunger Games-esque, high-tech reality game called Nerve, which is, essentially, an extreme version of Truth or Dare, with teen and 20-year-old contestants tackling various challenges in hopes of winning cash, gaining followers […]
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‘The Shallows’ Review

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In 1975, a young director named Steven Spielberg created a phenomenon – and the idea of the “Summer Blockbuster”, with a film about a Great White with an appetite for swimmers. Now, 41 years later, Director Jaume Collet-Serra (who’s done three Liam Neeson action/thrillers in a row – with another on the way) has made […]
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‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’ Review

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“Popstar : Never Stop Never Stopping” comes from Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island team. They were a breakout hit on “Saturday Night Live”, and now they’ve written, directed, produced and star in their first feature – a satirical spoof on the contemporary music culture. And while there are some spot-on jabs at all kinds […]
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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Review

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Since the end of the original “X-Men” trilogy, this franchise has produced passable, but far from X-traordinary results in two “Wolverine” efforts and two origin chapters involving younger versions of Professor X, Magneto and Mystique. “Apocalypse”, No. 9 in the series, finishes the prequel trilogy with just about the same X-ecution. Set in 1983, 10 […]
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‘Mother’s Day’ Review

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Garry Marshall gathered practically everyone in Hollywood together, back in 2010, to celebrate “Valentine’s Day” with him. In 2011, he rounded-up a bunch of celebs again, this time for a big screen “New Year’s Eve” in the Big Apple. But because those box office results weren’t nearly as strong, his New Year’s resolution should’ve been […]
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