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‘Wolfs’ Movie Review

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“Wolfs” is a new action comedy from Jon Watts, the director of one of the highest-grossing movies of all-time, “Spider-Man: No Way Home”. And even with all that box office and instant iconic Marvel movie success, Sony decided (at the last-minute) that “Wolfs” shouldn’t go to theaters (beyond a 50-ish cinema, one-week, limited release) and […]
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‘Suburbicon’ Movie Review

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Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns …the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) must navigate the town’s dark underbelly of […]
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‘Suburbicon’ Review

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“Suburbicon” is George Clooney’s sixth directorial feature. He and frequent collaborator Grant Heslov also co-wrote the script, originally penned by the Coen Brothers way back in 1986. Of course, Coen Bros. material is usually quirky and “out there”, and “Suburbicon” is no exception. This is a peculiar, somewhat thought-provoking, but ultimately thin film. The setting […]
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‘Tomorrowland’ Review

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The latest sci-fi adventure from “The Incredibles” director Brad Bird is Disney’s “Tomorrowland”, which is very loosely based on the theme park attraction. Outside of a brief and flat-out awful narration tactic at the start of the film, star George Clooney is missing for the first 45 minutes. His Frank Walker character is introduced to […]
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‘The Monuments Men’ Review

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“The Monuments Men” was originally one of the frontrunners for this past Awards Season, with 2-time Oscar winner George Clooney serving as star, director, co-writer and co-producer of the WWII drama. Sony gave it a prime December 18th release date, in hopes of bouncing back from the underwhelming Awards Season play of Clooney’s previous directorial […]
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