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‘Loving Vincent’ Review

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“Loving Vincent” is not only one of the best films of the year, it is one of the greatest cinematic achievements in the history of moviemaking. It’s being promoted as the world’s first fully painted feature film. 120 artists from around the globe painstakingly hand painted the over 64,000 individual portraits that make-up every second […]
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‘American Made’ Review

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Tom Cruise has proven throughout his career that with the right role – he’s money. Cruise was completely miscast in this year’s “Mummy” reboot – and the film flopped. But he’s back as Hollywood’s “Top Gun” action star with “American Made”, re-teaming with  “Edge of Tomorrow” director Doug Liman. This is the story of airline […]
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‘Stronger’ Review

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Jake Gyllenhaal continues to be one of the most fascinating actors working today. In “Stronger”, he takes on the role of real-life Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs from one of the blasts while waiting near the finish line on April 15, 2013. “Stronger” does chronicle the events of that fateful […]
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‘Battle of the Sexes’ Review

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“Battle of the Sexes” may just be the sunniest movie of the year. Coincidentally, the film comes from “Little Miss Sunshine” directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Here they take on one of the most influential sporting events of all-time – the 1973 Billie Jean King – Bobby Riggs exhibition tennis match which captivated the […]
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‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ Review

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I was worried that two LEGO movies released in the same year might be overkill. “The LEGO Batman Movie”, released back in February, is the spinoff to 2014’s groundbreaking and innovative “The LEGO Movie”. This tale of the miniature Caped Crusader is still the best animated film of 2017. It’s smart and sharp, with a […]
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‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Review

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2015’s “Kingsman: The Secret Service” was packed with stars, had a fresh action vibe and a couple of big surprises. This sequel provides more of the same. It’s just a question of how much more of the same you can tolerate. Former rookie Kingsman Eggsy (played by Taron Egerton) is now a veteran agent. He’s […]
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‘American Assassin’ Review

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Anyone who’s seen the trailers for “American Assassin” knows exactly how the film begins: Mitch Rapp (played by “The Maze Runner”‘s Dylan O’Brien) proposes to his girlfriend on a tropical beach while on vacation, only to lose her minutes later during a terrorist attack. And yet, as I was watching this intense opening scene of […]
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‘mother!’ Review

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I can’t tell you whether or not you should see “mother!” What I can do is point-out those who absolutely should not see director Darren Aronofsky’s controversial psychological thriller: People who live in old farmhouses out in the country Pregnant women Those who consider themselves to be very religious, especially Catholics And anyone who’s looking […]
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‘It’ Review

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“It” is the latest highly-anticipated adaptation of a very popular Stephen King novel. Though, much like this year’s “Get Out”, “It” isn’t really a horror film. Instead, what it is…or… I guess…what “It” is, is a creepy tale of a small town and an angry clown. Back in 1990 King did a TV-mini series of […]
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‘Home Again’ Review

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15 years ago this month, Reese Witherspoon starred in the rom-com “Sweet Home Alabama”. She’s back in that wheelhouse with “Home Again”, which also marks the directorial debut of Hallie Meyers-Shyer, the daughter of the reigning Queen of the rom-com – Nancy Meyers. Moviemaking runs in that family (Meyers served as a producer on this […]
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