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‘Boston Strangler’ Movie Review

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Quality investigative journalism films (“Nightcrawler”, “Spotlight”, “The Post”, “She Said”) have been headline grabbers over the past decade. “Boston Strangler” — a fascinating, deep-dive into the infamous serial killer spree that paralyzed Boston and surrounding areas in the early 1960s — is a triumphant addition to the genre. This movie boasts the best performances and […]
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‘Seriously Red’ Movie Review

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“Seriously Red” is the latest Dolly Parton movie that doesn’t star Dolly Parton. And, like 2017’s “Dumplin’”, it’s also not a biopic on the iconic singer. Instead, this is a story of a diehard Australian Dolly fan, who’s inspired to take her fandom to the next level. Aussie writer/actress Krew Boylan stars as Raylene (a.k.a. […]
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‘When You Finish Saving the World’ Movie Review

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“When You Finish Saving the World” premiered at Sundance in January 2022. Even with the pedigrees of star Julianne Moore, writer/director Jesse Eisenberg and producer Emma Stone, A24 decided to hold onto the film for an entire year before releasing it. Would it have made some noise this awards season if A24 had even given […]
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‘Amsterdam’ Movie Review

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“What is happening here?” and “This is so strange” are two lines spoken by Christian Bale’s character Burt in director David O. Russell’s new film “Amsterdam”. They were also two of the thoughts constantly swirling around in my head while watching “Amsterdam”. O. Russell (who also wrote the screenplay) took the mildly intriguing 1933 Business […]
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‘Emily the Criminal’ Movie Review

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“Emily the Criminal” is one of 2022’s more unique and engrossing movies, thanks to the one-two punch of an interesting, largely successful story and convincing performance from star Aubrey Plaza. Emily is single, barely surviving life in L.A. as a delivery person for a catering company. She has $70,000 in student loan debt… and a […]
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‘Vengeance’ Movie Review

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Actor B.J. Novak (“The Office”, “Saving Mr. Banks”) has written and directed his first film, which he also stars in. “Vengeance” is not a cold-blooded action thriller. Nor is it a prequel to the awful 2010 family feature “Furry Vengeance” with Brendan Fraser (which still gives me chills every time I think about it). This […]
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‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Movie Review

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When I first heard the premise of “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”, I thought it was clever, but feared a one note joke. Nicolas Cage plays a slightly eccentric version of himself, at a crossroads in his career and life. Aside from voice work in the two “Croods” installments and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, […]
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‘Jackass Forever’ Movie Review

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Early on in “Jackass Forever”, Johnny Knoxville says, “Twenty years later, we’re still doing the same stupid shit.” And that pretty much sums things up. 49-year-old Knoxville, 46-year-old Steve-O and other veteran “Jackass” members return — along with some newbies — in this latest adventure in self-torture for laughs. They subject themselves in a series […]
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‘Sundown’ Movie Review

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Writer/director Michel Franco’s “Sundown” was designed to emit discussion. Neil (Tim Roth) is a wealthy Brit on vacation in Acapulco with his sister and her two kids. About 10 minutes in, we get the film’s juiciest, most shocking moment. This is a truly guilty pleasure section.  You not only feel badly about what’s happening — […]
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‘Scream’ Movie Review

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This fifth installment in the “Scream” series is a slasher/horror movie about slasher/horror movies. Its title is simply “Scream”. If you’re wondering why it’s not “Scream 5” or even “5cream”, well, there’s a joke about halfway into the film that answers that question. It’s one of the sharper self-aware moments in a script that’s packed […]
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