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‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ Review

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Just as he did with the “Fast and the Furious” and “Riddick” series, Vin Diesel is back in the business of reviving another franchise. This time it’s “xXx”. He starred in the hit 2002 original, but skipped the ‘05 follow-up – which flat-out bombed. His return may help this threequel rake-in a little cash, but […]
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‘Lost in London LIVE’ Review

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Woody Harrelson is best known for the classic TV comedy “Cheers”, films “White Men Can’t Jump”, “Natural Born Killers”, “The People vs. Larry Flynt” (for which he received his first of two Oscar nominations) and, more recently, for his role as Haymitch in the blockbuster “Hunger Games” franchise. But his latest film may just be […]
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‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Review

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After attending an advance screening of “A Dog’s Purpose”, I learned of the TMZ video and controversy involving one of the dogs in the film being forced to perform a stunt on set, clearly against his will – and the dangerous situation that followed. The video is shocking and it’s not surprising that PETA and […]
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‘Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania’ Review

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Nearly 10 years after Sony Pictures Animation released their Oscar-nominated penguin surfing mockumentary “Surf’s Up”, the studio has returned to Pen Gu Island – and brought some of the biggest WWE superstars with them – for the entertaining direct-to-DVD sequel, “Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania”. The opening few minutes recap the climactic events of the original […]
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‘Sleepless’ Review

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What a way to kick-off 2017. “Sleepless”, which should’ve been called “Senseless”, is easily one of the most messed-up movies I’ve seen in a long time. This is a remake of the 2011 French film “Sleepless Night”. Jamie Foxx (who we haven’t seen onscreen since 2014 “Annie” reboot) plays Vincent, a Las Vegas cop. But […]
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‘Live By Night’ Review

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Ben Affleck’s directorial follow-up to 2012’s Best Picture, “Argo”, is a 1920s gangster action crime romance thriller drama, and while obviously ambitious, “Live By Night” plays-out in straightforward, uninspired fashion. The biggest mistake Affleck made was casting himself in the lead role. Affleck was perfectly acceptable as the lead in both “Argo” and “The Accountant” because […]
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‘Passengers’ Review

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“Passengers” could have been one of the movie events of the year. Director Morten Tyldum follows-up his inspiring, “The Imitation Game” with two of the industry’s biggest stars – Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt – in a sci-fi action/thriller that’s essentially “Titanic in Space”. But, much like that doomed vessel, nearly everything that could go […]
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‘Gold’ Review

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Following 2013’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “99 Homes”, and “The Big Short” in 2015, comes this year’s rags to riches finance movie. Set in the 80s, “Gold” is similarly inspired by a true story. Matthew McConaughey stars as Kenny Wells – the son of a very successful precious metals broker, who inherits the family […]
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’20th Century Women’ Review

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Four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening stars in this dysfunctional family indie. “20th Century Women” is writer/director Mike Mills’ follow-up to 2010’s “Beginners”, the film that earned Christopher Plummer a (honorary) Best Supporting Actor award from nearly every association on the planet. From the little bit I’d seen and read about “20th Century Women”, I […]
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‘Patriots Day’ Review

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Less than three months after the release of their collaboration on the disaster aboard the “Deepwater Horizon”, director Peter Berg and star Mark Wahlberg’s depiction of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing – “Patriots Day” – is set to hit theaters. While not the emotional gut-wrencher I was expecting, this is a quality manhunt/investigation drama that […]
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