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‘Away’ Review: Hilary Swank’s Netflix Space Series

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And “Away” We Go! Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank is the latest A-lister to (fictionally) go into space. But unlike Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal… Swank’s venture is not chronicled in a movie, but rather a TV series. The 10-episode first […]
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Guests: ‘Animal Crackers’ Directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava

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Over the past several years, I’ve been following the saga of “Animal Crackers”, a new all-star animated film that’s finally being released this Friday July 24th. In this fascinating conversation, directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava discuss making the fun feature, assembling the tremendous cast, asking for special permission from the band Queen… and […]
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‘The Old Guard’ Review

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“The Old Guard” is adapted from a fairly new graphic novel series (first published in Feb. 2017). But it borrows from an old(er) concept. And because this is debuting on a certain streaming service, you could arguably call this, “NetfliX-Men”. The heroine at the center of “The Old Guard” is pretty familiar with kick-butt action […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Over the Moon’ Preview

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This Animation Scoop piece is a preview of Oscar winning director Glen Keane’s new animated film ‘Over the Moon’, debuting on Netflix this Fall. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
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‘Extraction’ Review

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Brothers Joe & Anthony Russo will forever be known for successfully directing two “Captain America” and “Avengers” installments. They’ve now moved-on to transitioning Marvel stars into their own, non-superhero action films. The Russos produced last year’s crime-thriller “21 Bridges”, which starred “Black Panther”’s Chadwick Boseman. And they’re two of the (many) producers behind Netflix’s action-extravaganza […]
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Guest: ‘The Willoughbys’ Director Kris Pearn

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Two-time Annie Award nominee Kris Pearn co-directed 2013’s “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” for Sony. Now he’s the director of the new star-studded Netflix animated feature “The Willoughbys”, debuting this Wednesday April 22nd. ———————————— LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Jackson Murphy. Jackson interviews […]
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‘Love. Wedding. Repeat’ Review

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A dashing Brit meets a charming American and they form an instant connection. But are they meant to be together? Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts explored this in the 1999 rom-com classic, “Notting Hill”. In the new Netflix’s rom-com, “Love. Wedding. Repeat” Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn assume those attractive roles. But this isn’t your […]
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