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‘Escape Room’ Review

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If you haven’t heard about escape rooms, clearly you haven’t been to a mall or watched a sitcom over the past few years. This is a popular and “fun” form of entertainment in which strangers work together in a dangerous, “what if” scenario. You’re stuck inside four walls and you gotta figure-out how to get out. […]
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‘Holmes & Watson’ Review

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Embarrassing, My Dear Watson. Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly have reunited for the first time in a decade to take on the roles of detectives Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in this “comedic” interpretation of the Sir Arthur Donan Coyle classics. But there’s no way writer/director Etan Cohen (of the equally inept “Get Hard”) actually […]
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‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review

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“The Favourite” took the historical monarchy storyline and put a modern, darkly comedic spin on it. “Mary Queen of Scots” is much more straightforward, traditional and dramatic. And once again, strong women take centerstage. Saoirse Ronan plays Mary, who began her rule of Scotland when she was just 6 days old. She was married at […]
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‘Aquaman’ Review

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I feel like I’m beating a dead (sea) horse (don’t troll me on social media: it’s an expression). But with the exception of “Wonder Woman”, DC continues to be unable to do the superhero genre “justice”. As anticipated, “Aquaman” swims with the fishes. Jason Momoa’s title character had a cameo in 2016’s “Batman v. Superman”. […]
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‘Vice’ Review

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Adam McKay went from making goofy comedies to winning an Oscar for co-writing 2015’s financial crisis dramedy “The Big Short”. McKay collaborated on that script with Charles Randolph. But he went solo on the screenplay for his latest film,”Vice”, while also directing. And it shows. In short, “Vice” is much more of an ‘Adam McKay […]
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‘The Mule’ Review

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Earlier this year, I walked out of “The 15:17 to Paris” thinking Clint Eastwood could not have possibly directed that movie. His two previous films, “American Sniper” and “Sully”, were both knockouts. How could what I just watched have been so flat and lifeless? Thankfully, Eastwood’s second 2018 release (he began principal photography in June) […]
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review

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After more than a half century, the magical flying nanny is returning to Cherry Tree Lane (and movie theaters). It was a major risk for Disney to make a sequel to 1964’s Oscar-winning “Mary Poppins”. Who would be trusted to direct? What would the storyline be? Who could play the iconic Ms. Poppins? Disney chose […]
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Review

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“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is Sony Pictures Animation’s highly-anticipated CGI Spidey movie. It features an ambitious story combined with equally enthusiastic visuals. Diehard fans of the Spider-Man comics will find this film enthralling and highly entertaining. But it’s a much tougher sell for everyone else. Miles Morales (voiced by “Dope”’s Shameik Moore) is a 13-year-old, […]
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‘Bumblebee’ Review

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Just when you thought the “Transformers” saga was over (hence the title of 2017’s “The Last Knight”), Paramount decides to jump back in. “Bumblebee” is a spinoff – and prequel – to Michael Bay’s clank on clank, toy inspired action franchise. This time, the director is Travis Knight. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because […]
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‘Dumplin” Review

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The hit 2015 YA novel Dumplin’  by Julie Murphy features a girl who’s deeply inspired by the music and life of Dolly Parton. The singer learned about the book – and a short time later got a call from actress Jennifer Aniston, who optioned that book for a movie. The Netflix film version is both […]
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