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‘End of Sentence’ Review

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Indie drama “End of Sentence” is one 2020’s most frustrating movies. And it has nothing to do with the central performances of lead actors John Hawkes and Logan Lerman. They play father and son Frank and Sean Fogle. The mild-mannered Frank is outside the gates to greet the high-strung Sean when he’s released from an […]
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‘The High Note’ Review

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There’s a simple way to explain the plot of “The High Note”. It’s “The Devil Wears Prada” set in the contemporary music world. Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) takes-on the Miranda Priestly role. Ross plays 11-time Grammy-winning superstar diva Grace Davis. Dakota Johnson steps into the Anne Hathaway role as Maggie. She’s been Grace’s personal assistant […]
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‘The Ghost of Peter Sellers’ Review

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For nearly 50 years, the film “Ghost in the Noonday Sun” has lived in infamy. Back in 1973, hot, young British director Peter Medak made this swashbuckling 17th century action comedy. With the legendary Peter Sellers in the starring role and comic partner Spike Milligan also attached, “Ghost” was expected to be a runaway hit. […]
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‘Military Wives’ Review

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“Military Wives” is a movie about… military wives. “The Full Monty” director Peter Cattaneo was inspired by the women who remain behind while their spouses go off to war. Specifically, this story centers on a group of British spouses who, while their husbands are fighting in Afghanistan, decide to start-up a choir. Kristin Scott Thomas […]
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‘The Painter and the Thief’ Review

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While watching “The Painter and the Thief”, I had to keep reminding myself that this isn’t a narrative film. It’s a documentary — that really doesn’t feel like one. And that’s not just because of the way it’s shot, that there’s no omniscient narrator, or because the timeline keeps jumping back and forth. It’s mainly […]
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‘Hope Gap’ Review

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“Hope Gap” is already a part of motion picture history. This relationship drama was released in select theaters by Roadside Attractions on March 6th. It was showing in 132 locations when the movie theater shutdown was ordered a week and a half later, instantly eliminating the remainder of its run. Now, Roadside & ScreenMedia are […]
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‘Driveways’ Review

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“Driveways” was filmed a few years ago near my neck of the woods in rural Upstate New York. Hong Chau (who deserved an Oscar nomination for her performance in 2017’s “Downsizing”) stars as single-mom Kathy. She’s studying to be a nurse (doing medical transcriptions to make money) while raising 8-year-old Cody (Lucas Jaye from “Fuller […]
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‘Spaceship Earth’ Review

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“Spaceship Earth” is not an inside look at the popular Disney World EPCOT attraction. Instead, it’s a  documentary on the ground-breaking human science experiment called Biosphere 2. If you lived during the early ‘90s, you may remember Biosphere 2: eight people were quarantined for two years inside a research structure — built in the Arizona […]
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‘All Day and a Night’ Review

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The new Netflix drama “All Day and a Night”  begins with a scene that, in most cases, would be saved until the final act. It’s not a spoiler to reveal that Jah (“Moonlight”’s Ashton Sanders) shoots and kills a couple in their home. Their daughter witnesses the murders, and shortly Jah begins his long prison […]
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‘Bull’ Review

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In May 2019, “Bull” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Now, just under a year later, this “slice of life” drama is finally available on Video On Demand and digital platforms through distributor Samuel Goldwyn Films. “Bull” is set in rural Texas. 14-year-old Kris (Amber Havard, in her first on-screen acting role) and her younger […]
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