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‘Julia’ Movie Review

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2021 is truly The Year of the Chef Documentary. We’ve already been served docs on the lives and careers of Wolfgang Puck and the late Anthony Bourdain. Now it’s Julia Child’s turn. Of course, Child was portrayed by Meryl Streep in 2009’s “Julie & Julia”. But that film only showed a portion of who Child […]
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‘Worth’ Movie Review

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“Worth” is based on a remarkable true story — with one of the worst tragedies in American history as a backdrop. If it wasn’t true… if Kenneth Feinberg wasn’t a real person… there’s no way this movie could’ve been made. But writer Max Borenstein (of WB’s Monsterverse films) and director Sara Colangelo (“The Kindergarten Teacher”) […]
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‘Respect’ Movie Review

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When Aretha Franklin died in August 2018, the Hollywood floodgates burst open with projects on the Queen of Soul. First came the 2019 documentary “Amazing Grace”, which featured incredible footage of Franklin’s 1972 live recordings of that iconic, Grammy award-winning Gospel album. Then word of dueling biopics emerged: NatGeo premiered its TV miniseries “Genius: Aretha”, […]
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‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Movie Review

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I continue to enjoy each “Fast and the Furious” installment less than the previous one. “F9: The Fast Saga” makes it clear that this franchise has reached a desperate state. First of all, director Justin Lin is back. He helmed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth entries, then decided to steer his career in a […]
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‘A Quiet Place: Part II’ Movie Review

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“A Quiet Place: Part II” opens with a prequel scene. We witness the Day 1 events leading-up to the initial alien attack on the rural Northeastern town that kicked-off “A Quiet Place”. John Krasinski’s Lee Abbott, wife Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and their three children come face to face, for the first time, with those monsters […]
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Movie Review

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It’s the monster movie showdown of the ages! (Or at least of this decade.) “Godzilla vs. Kong” is exciting, entertaining escapism and the best installment in WB’s “Monsterverse” to date. If you haven’t seen 2014’s solid “Godzilla”, 2017’s so-so “Kong: Skull Island” or 2019’s dull and disappointing “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” don’t sweat it. […]
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‘Penguin Bloom’ Movie Review

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If “Penguin Bloom” wasn’t based on a true story, you might find it to be more than a little unbelievable. But incredible, real-life events are the backbone of this honest, sincere, uplifting family drama. Naomi Watts stars as Sam Bloom, wife and mother of three young boys living in Australia. While on vacation in Thailand, […]
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Movie Review

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1984. 1884. 2084. It doesn’t matter the century. Never — EVER — should Kristen Wiig (or any other actress) have more screen time for extended periods of time than Gal Gadot in a “Wonder Woman” movie. That’s just one of many huge problems with this sequel to 2017’s groundbreaking, transformative original of the franchise. “Wonder […]
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‘Greenland’ Movie Review

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“Greenland” is one of 2020’s most epic movies – in the true sense of that word. Gerard Butler plays John Garrity, a civil engineer building skyscrapers in Atlanta. John’s relationship with wife Allison (Morena Baccarin) is a bit rocky. They have a seven-year-old son (Nathan) who’s fascinated with the latest nature-related obsession dominating the TV […]
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‘Monster Hunter’ Movie Review

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I haven’t been the biggest fan of director Paul W.S. Anderson’s work. 2011’s “The Three Musketeers” and 2014’s “Pompeii” both landed near the top of my “Worst Movies of the Year” lists. But he has directed several installments of the very successful “Resident Evil” series, starring his wife, Milla Jovovich. And the director-actor duo have […]
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