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‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ Review

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It’s rare for a TV channel to distribute a movie. But “Impractical Jokers” has been so successful for TruTV over the past 8 years that the folks at WarnerMedia Entertainment decided to put a fresh content, feature-length film in theaters. If you’re not up to speed, the “Impractical Jokers” team is basically the modern-day “Jackass” […]
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‘Just Mercy’ Review

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“Just Mercy” is being advertised as 2019’s end-of-year, feel-good, inspirational, real-life legal drama. And rightfully so. Co-writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton presents a solid, true story of a young lawyer’s battle against the system and the odds, in the name of justice. Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson. Fresh out of Harvard Law School in 1987, […]
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‘The Two Popes’ Review

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Pope Benedict XVI is one of only two popes to resign from his position (not complete his term while still alive) in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. This happened in early 2013. His successor, Pope Francis, then shook-up the church and its billion+ followers with his modern approach to the papacy. This unique […]
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‘The Aeronauts’ Review

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Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones played Stephen and Jane Hawking in the 2014 drama, “The Theory of Everything”. Both were rewarded with multiple award season nominations and honors. The duo is back together in “The Aeronauts”, hoping to reach similar cinematic heights. “Based on a true story” dramas always tamper with the facts in some […]
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‘Last Christmas’ Review

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Since its release in 2003, “Love Actually” has been regarded as the quintessential holiday movie for grown-ups. It also remains one of the most popular rom-coms of the past 20 years. It’s a charming film (though I don’t know how some people have two-and-a-half hours every December to devote to watching it again). “Last Christmas” […]
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‘Harriet’ Review

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Popular recording artist Cynthia Erivo has already won a Tony, a Grammy and a Daytime Emmy for her performance and contributions to the 2016 Broadway revival of “The Color Purple”. She only needs an Oscar to reach the coveted EGOT status. Erivo’s lead performance in “Harriet” could put her on that track. This historical biopic […]
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review

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Director Taika Waititi follows-up his (mostly) well-received “Thor: Ragnarok” with an even riskier project: a satirical comedy about WWII, in which he plays… Adolf Hitler. This sounds like a tough sell, especially in these politically correct times. And that’s one of the many charms of “Jojo Rabbit”. Newcomer Roman Griffin Davis is remarkable as the […]
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‘A Hidden Life’ Review

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Terrence Malick directed two films in the ‘70s and then took a 20-year break. He returned with “The Thin Red Line” in 1998 and then followed it up “The New World” in 2005. Six years later, Malick directed “The Tree of Life”, an abstract, thought-provoking and controversial look at creation and family. It arguably brought […]
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‘The Current War’ Review

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“The Current War” debuted at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Its editor and distributor at the time was none other than Harvey Weinstein. A few weeks later the Weinstein scandal broke. All of the studio’s films yet to be released went into limbo. One of them – “The Upside” with Kevin Hart and Bryan […]
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‘Gemini Man’ Review

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There have been plenty of movies in which the same actor plays two different characters — either twins or two versions of themselves. Will Smith’s new film tries to put a “fresh” spin on this concept. In “Gemini Man”, Smith plays Henry Brogan – a government hitman with 72 confirmed kills. On the brink of […]
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