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‘The Smashing Machine’ Movie Review

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I’ve been waiting for Dwayne Johnson to star in a drama for a long time. He’s dabbled in it a bit, with scenes in films like “Skyscraper”, “Snitch” and “San Andreas”. But the majority of his career has either been headlining big action movies or family comedies (live-action and animated). So my expectations going into […]
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Blunt and Gosling: Competitors and Co-Stars

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Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling are facing-off at the box office over the July 21-23 weekend with “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie”. But soon, they’ll be joining forces on a major promotion tour. Late last year they filmed “The Fall Guy” together. It’s a Universal action film from “Atomic Blonde”, “Deadpool 2”, “Hobbs & Shaw” and “Bullet […]
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‘A Quiet Place: Part II’ Movie Review

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“A Quiet Place: Part II” opens with a prequel scene. We witness the Day 1 events leading-up to the initial alien attack on the rural Northeastern town that kicked-off “A Quiet Place”. John Krasinski’s Lee Abbott, wife Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and their three children come face to face, for the first time, with those monsters […]
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review

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After more than a half century, the magical flying nanny is returning to Cherry Tree Lane (and movie theaters). It was a major risk for Disney to make a sequel to 1964’s Oscar-winning “Mary Poppins”. Who would be trusted to direct? What would the storyline be? Who could play the iconic Ms. Poppins? Disney chose […]
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Emily Blunt’s Banner Year

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The next 12 months will be actress Emily Blunt’s biggest yet. Next Friday, March 23, she reprises her role as the voice of Juliet in “Gnomeo & Juliet” spinoff/sequel/follow-up “Sherlock Gnomes”. Fellow original castmates James McAvoy and Michael Caine return, joined by Johnny Depp as the voice of the title detective. “Gnomeo”, released by Disney […]
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‘The Girl on the Train’ Review

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“The Girl on the Train” is not a follow-up to 2014’s “Gone Girl”, as the titles might lead you to believe. And the comparisons don’t end there: both films are based on popular novels. Both stories are disappearance/possible murder mysteries featuring a female at the center of the action (with both actresses giving showcase performances). […]
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Emily Blunt

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LCJ and longtime pal – Critics Choice and Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt Lights Camera Jackson has been co-starring in photographs with his favorite celebrities from the entertainment, news and sports world since he was 6 years old. Jackson’s first picture with a celeb was snapped in January of 2005, at the Center For Disability […]
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‘Into the Woods’ Review

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If you dare go “Into the Woods”, there’s a lot you will find: A star-studded ensemble cast as fairy tale characters who have been raised to rhyme. A story entangled in intrigue, hope, joy and sadness. And more than 20 high-powered, often in-your-face, full throttle, Stephen Sondheim musical productions. Unfortunately, only a handful truly work. […]
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‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review

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“Edge of Tomorrow” is the Movie Mashup of the Year: A combination of “Groundhog Day” and “Independence Day”. In a near-future world in which aliens are about to wipe-out the human race, Major William Cage, an Army PR expert, is forced to become a soldier. He is killed almost immediately in his first battle, but […]
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