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‘Little Woods’ Review

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“Little Woods” debuted a year ago at the Tribeca Film Festival. NEON, which acquired the distribution rights, is finally releasing the indie drama. The film is set in Little Woods, North Dakota, a town where newcomers in the oil business are enjoying the benefits of the fracking boom, but many of the locals are still […]
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‘Long Shot’ Review

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As one character points out in the trailer (though the line didn’t make it into the movie), “Long Shot” is essentially a role reversal of “Pretty Woman”. Seth Rogen is Julia Roberts, and Charlize Theron is Richard Gere. That rom-com premise, with a modern political backdrop, had plenty of potential. But while Rogen and Theron […]
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‘The Highwaymen’ Review

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John Lee Hancock is one of my favorite directors. He chooses untold, true stories. And he allows his actors the space to deliver powerhouse performances, including Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”, Emma Thompson in “Saving Mr. Banks” and Michael Keaton in “The Founder”. Hancock’s latest is “The Highwaymen”. It features yet another heavyweight at […]
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‘Us’ Review

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Jordan Peele spent years crafting “Get Out”. In his 2018 Best Original Screenplay Oscars speech, he remarked that, “I stopped writing this movie about 20 times because I thought it was impossible.” But once you’ve made a hit movie, now comes the real hard part: the studio (in this case Universal) wants you to quickly […]
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‘Triple Frontier’ Review

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Writer/director J.C. Chandor gave us the grittiness of crime and money with “A Most Violent Year”. Fellow writer Mark Boal took us into the war zone with “The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty”. These two put their skill sets together, teaming-up on the new Netflix all-star action drama “Triple Frontier”. Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, […]
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‘Greta’ Review

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Actress Isabelle Huppert is considered an icon in her native France. But it wasn’t until 2016 that most American audiences were introduced to her, with her Golden Globe-winning, Oscar nominated role in the bizarre “Elle”. Huppert’s performance as an assault victim determined to learn the identity of her attacker commanded the screen, the actress often […]
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‘Cold Pursuit’ Review

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The Liam Neeson action/thriller genre began 10 years ago with “Taken”. Over the past decade, he’s starred in a dozen or so movies in which his character seeks revenge over something that has really ticked him off. In promoting “Cold Pursuit”, the latest entry in this unique franchise (that follows the exact same plot – […]
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‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Review

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“Velvet Buzzsaw” is written and directed by Dan Gilroy, who re-teams with his “Nightcrawler” leading duo Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo. Last time they dove head-first into the world of TV crime reporting. This time they take the art world by storm with a dark, satirical, oddball slasher dramedy. Unique. Kooky. Absurd. Memorable. Those are […]
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‘Serenity’ Review

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Steven Knight is a fascinating guy. First he was a TV series writer. Then he co-created a game show. But not just any game show: the original, British version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Then he started writing screenplays. And then he decided to direct films. Five years after the release of his […]
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‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review

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“The Favourite” took the historical monarchy storyline and put a modern, darkly comedic spin on it. “Mary Queen of Scots” is much more straightforward, traditional and dramatic. And once again, strong women take centerstage. Saoirse Ronan plays Mary, who began her rule of Scotland when she was just 6 days old. She was married at […]
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