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‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’ Movie Review

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“Mr. Malcolm’s List” is directed by Emma Holly Jones and written by Suzanne Allain, who based the screenplay on her 2009 novel (of the same name) about romance and class distinction in 19th Century London. I’m about to give this film a very positive review, something I genuinely didn’t think would be happening after watching […]
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‘Hollywood Stargirl’ Movie Review

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It was Saturday March 14th, 2020. The world had shut down the day before. I was looking for something to do at home, so I watched “Stargirl”, which had dropped on Disney+ the day before. The feature film adaptation of the popular 2000 novel by Jerry Spinelli starred “America’s Got Talent” winner Grace VanderWaal in […]
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‘Flora & Ulysses’ Movie Review

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“Flora & Ulysses” is based on the Newbery award winning 2013 novel, “Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures” by award-winning author Kate DiCamillo. She is one of the most talented and respected children’s fiction writers of our time. And she’s not unfamiliar with her work being adapted to the screen, including both “Because of Winn-Dixie” […]
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‘Superintelligence’ Movie Review

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“Superintelligence” is Melissa McCarthy’s fourth film collaboration with director/husband Ben Falcone. Previous efforts “Tammy”, “The Boss” and “Life of the Party” all underperformed in the humor  department. This latest venture fits right in line. “Superintelligence” was shot more than two years ago. It initially had a Christmas 2019 theatrical release target. But last Fall, McCarthy […]
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‘The Witches’ Movie Review

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It’s unclear why director Robert Zemeckis, co-writer Guillermo del Toro, producer Alfonso Cuaron and Warner Bros. thought a new version of “The Witches” was necessary. The 1983 Roald Dahl novel is not one of his most celebrated works. The 1990 movie starring Anjelica Huston, though liked by critics, only made $10 million at the box […]
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‘The War with Grandpa’ Movie Review

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“The War with Grandpa” was shot in May 2017. Why is it finally being released more than three years later? Well, it used to be a Weinstein Company movie and was in limbo for most of that time until 101 Studios picked it up. This family comedy, based on a 1984 book, is basically “Diary […]
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‘The Truth’ Review

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Legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve delivers the top female performance of 2020 to date in the “The Truth”. If you’re a long-time fan of the Oscar nominee (and two-time Cesar Awards winner), and if you enjoy movies about the making of movies, then put this on your MUST list for 4th of July Weekend viewing. […]
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‘Artemis Fowl’ Review

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The “Artemis Fowl” book series began in 2001. That’s the same year the “Harry Potter” film series launched. “Potter” ushered-in a whole genre of page to screen YA franchises, and “Artemis” was calculated to be the next biggie. And author Eoin Colfer complied, keeping the books coming. Movie rights were captured early (by Miramax, and […]
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‘Cats’ Review

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There’s little chance you haven’t heard something about the behind the scenes drama surrounding “Cats”, the film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. The A-list actors, singers and even a talk show host — including Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift and James Corden — went to “cat school” and performed their scenes […]
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‘Spies in Disguise’ Review

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Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind the “Ice Age” franchise and “Rio”, has been around for more than 30 years. It started releasing feature films in 2002. From 2011-2017 Blue Sky opened a movie a year, through distributor 20th Century Fox. But since the release of “Ferdinand” in 2017, a lot has changed at […]
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