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‘Wonder Wheel’ Review

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What can Woody Allen do to bring new life to the ol’ Woody Allen formula? In “Wonder Wheel”, Allen sets his latest romance against the backdrop of NY’s Coney Island in the 1950s. The film opens startlingly, with Justin Timberlake talking directly to us. And we soon realize that Allen has structured “Wonder Wheel” as […]
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‘Cafe Society’ Review

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Woody Allen’s five films prior to “Cafe Society” included a couple of Oscar winners (“Midnight in Paris”, “Blue Jasmine”), a guilty pleasure (“Irrational Man”), a mixed bag (“Magic in the Moonlight”) and a bit of a disaster (“To Rome with Love”). This latest all-star, romantic dramedy is the first Allen movie distributed by Lionsgate and […]
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‘Irrational Man’ Review

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Woody Allen continues to prove that he may just be the most prolific director working today. Every year, without fail, we get a new Allen creation. His 2015 offering is “Irrational Man”, and it’s one of the most engrossing movies of the year. About a half-hour into the film, after Allen establishes his standard, complicated […]
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