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‘Bad Reputation’ Review

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It doesn’t happen often, but I love going into documentaries, especially bio docs, knowing little or nothing about the subject. Aside from a few iconic songs and a couple of other titles, I walked into the theater to see “Bad Reputation” a blank slate. I walked out with an encyclopedic knowledge and appreciation of the […]
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‘Life Itself’ Review

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The relationship drama “Life Itself” comes from writer/director Dan Fogelman, the creator of NBC’s emotionally-charged relationship drama “This Is Us”. That hit show focusses on a diverse, complex family and their even more diverse and complex storylines that all connect and intertwine in very particular ways. In promoting “Life Itself”, Fogelman has stated that this […]
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‘White Boy Rick’ Review

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It’s the kind of story you hear once or twice a year. Someone is plucked from their everyday life and, overnight, becomes a movie star. Richie Merritt was a 15-year-old Baltimore high school student with no resume – acting or otherwise. On a casting search, director Yann Demange chose Merritt to play the title character […]
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‘The Predator’ Review

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These days I rarely go into a big-budget, franchise film knowing next to nothing about what I’m about to see. However, I was able to avoid all the trailers and promotion for “The Predator” and went into this reboot cold. And I’ve never watched any of the old installments – from the ’87 original with […]
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‘Peppermint’ Review

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2008’s “Taken” starred Liam Neeson as a father dealing with the “worst nightmare involving your child”. That film and subsequent franchise re-vamped Neeson’s career, elevating him to iconic action movie star status. Now, “Taken” director Pierre Morel presents the mother’s perspective of an even worse situation in “Peppermint”. The revenge thriller features the return to the […]
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‘The Happytime Murders’ Review

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“It’s Time to Raise the Curtain. It’s Time to Light the Lights!” Well…maybe not. “The Happytime Murders” is directed by Brian Henson – son of the late, iconic “Muppets” creator Jim Henson. The younger Henson tried to make his own great puppet caper – for adults. You certainly won’t find Kermit, Miss Piggy or Big […]
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‘The Wife’ Review

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Six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close stars in “The Wife”, a drama based on the 2003 novel – set in 1992. As the film begins Close’s Joan Castleman is celebrating her husband, well-known author Joe Castleman (played by Jonathan Pryce) receiving the Nobel Piece Prize for Literature. But there seems to be something wrong. We […]
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‘Mile 22’ Review

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Even great relationships hit a pothole every once in awhile. For Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg, “Mile 22” is their pothole – except, in this case, it’s a crater. This is the fourth collaboration between actor Wahlberg and director Berg, who previously brought three true-life stories to the screen: 2013’s memorable “Lone Survivor”, 2016’s uninspiring […]
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BlacKkKlansman review

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“BlacKkKlansman” is the latest Spike Lee “joint”. It’s the director’s most high-profile release since 2006’s “Inside Man” and will likely be seen by many critics and movie fans as a career “comeback”. As a stand alone film, this is a unique and thought/emotion-provoking effort, though, at times a bit heavy-handed. John David Washington – Denzel’s […]
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The Spy Who Dumped Me Review

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On the heels of last summer’s disappointing spy action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, Lionsgate now offers-up their female counterpart in the genre – “The Spy Who Dumped Me”. That title probably sold well in the pitch meeting. However, the final product is a mess and easily one of the […]
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