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‘The Highwaymen’ Review

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John Lee Hancock is one of my favorite directors. He chooses untold, true stories. And he allows his actors the space to deliver powerhouse performances, including Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”, Emma Thompson in “Saving Mr. Banks” and Michael Keaton in “The Founder”. Hancock’s latest is “The Highwaymen”. It features yet another heavyweight at […]
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‘Us’ Review

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Jordan Peele spent years crafting “Get Out”. In his 2018 Best Original Screenplay Oscars speech, he remarked that, “I stopped writing this movie about 20 times because I thought it was impossible.” But once you’ve made a hit movie, now comes the real hard part: the studio (in this case Universal) wants you to quickly […]
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‘Storm Boy’ Review

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“Storm Boy” is based on a beloved 1963 Australian children’s novella. That story, set in the 1950s, was actually made into a movie in 1976. This version takes the original and wraps it inside a modern tale with similar themes. The combination makes for a moving and memorable film. Geoffrey Rush stars as Michael Kingley, […]
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‘Five Feet Apart’ Review

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“The Fault in Our Stars”, “If I Stay”, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”, “Me Before You” and “Then Came You” are just SOME of the recent movies involving young people falling in love while dealing with an illness or medical emergency.  The latest is “Five Feet Apart”. Unlike most of the others is […]
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‘Triple Frontier’ Review

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Writer/director J.C. Chandor gave us the grittiness of crime and money with “A Most Violent Year”. Fellow writer Mark Boal took us into the war zone with “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty”. These two put their skill sets together, teaming-up on the new Netflix all-star action drama “Triple Frontier”. Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, […]
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‘Captain Marvel’ Review

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With the highly-anticipated “Avengers: Endgame” only seven weeks away, Marvel Studios is squeezing in one more character origin story. And this one just happens to also be a “universe” origin story. “Captain Marvel” stars Oscar-winner Brie Larson as military pilot Carol Danvers. She acquires radioactive powers, so she has more energy than every other superhero […]
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‘Greta’ Review

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Actress Isabelle Huppert is considered an icon in her native France. But it wasn’t until 2016 that most American audiences were introduced to her, with her Golden Globe-winning, Oscar nominated role in the bizarre “Elle”. Huppert’s performance as an assault victim determined to learn the identity of her attacker commanded the screen, the actress often […]
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‘A Madea Family Funeral’ Review

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After two decades of playing Madea on stage and screen, Tyler Perry is saying goodbye to the iconic character with a final film. It’s too bad that “A Madea Family Funeral” isn’t the send-off that the unapologetic title character deserves. This is the least inspired installment in the nine entry comedy franchise that’s made a […]
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‘Fighting with My Family’ Review

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“Fighting with My Family” is written and directed by British actor/comedian Stephen Merchant, who co-starred with the film’s producer, Dwayne Johnson, in 2010’s “Tooth Fairy”. Johnson actually plays himself in a few memorable scenes of “Fighting”. And that’s because this is based on the true story (and 2012 documentary) of WWE wrestler Paige. Born Saraya […]
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‘Isn’t It Romantic’ Review

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The hook (or gimmick) of the new PG-13 romantic comedy, “Isn’t It Romantic”, is that it sets out to expose the flaws in… PG-13 romantic comedies. But it doesn’t exactly deliver on its promise. Rebel Wilson, in her first leading role, plays Natalie. She’s a New York City architect who’s always despised rom-coms because of […]
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