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‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ Review

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Five years after the first “Maleficent” shook-up the classic “Sleeping Beauty” story, Angelina Jolie’s horned villain is back. Well, sort of. Jolie’s character doesn’t really have much of a presence in her own sequel. That’s just one of the many problems with “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”. As was the case last time, Maleficent is somewhat […]
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’20th Century Women’ Review

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Four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening stars in this dysfunctional family indie. “20th Century Women” is writer/director Mike Mills’ follow-up to 2010’s “Beginners”, the film that earned Christopher Plummer a (honorary) Best Supporting Actor award from nearly every association on the planet. From the little bit I’d seen and read about “20th Century Women”, I […]
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‘Maleficent’ Review

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In recent years, Disney has enjoyed twisting-up some of the all-time classics, including the Sam Raimi”Wizard” prequel “Oz: The Great and Powerful”, and the behind the scenes story of the Mouse House’s own beloved “Mary Poppins” – “Saving Mr. Banks”. And this trend will continue next year with live-action remakes of animated treasures “Cinderella”and “The […]
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