Author Archives
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I’m Your Man
The qualities and difficulties of a dreamy German robot with a British accent. If you’ve hated the false advertising of “Bicentennial Man” with Robin William or Garry Shandling’s motorized appendage in “What Planet Are You From,” then “I’m Your Man”… Read More ›
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Dear Evan Hansen, The Guilty, and The Starling Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews two Netflix flicks and a musical on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but will also have me doing podcast movie reviews for them…. Read More ›
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Dear Evan Hansen, The Guilty, and The Starling Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews star Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Melissa McCarthy This week’s video reviews consist of the musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” starring Ben Platt and Amy Adams, the American remake of “The Guilty” with Jake Gyllenhaal, and the dramedy… Read More ›
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The Starling
Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Kline both deserve better than this. Director Theodore Melfi reunites with his “St. Vincent” stars Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd, but unfortunately, unlike that film, “The Starling” is a disappointing mess, and one of the year’s… Read More ›
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Dear Evan Hanson
Musical about a lonely teen caught in a lie ends on a sour note. “Dear Evan Hansen” is a missed opportunity of a Broadway musical-turned-film about a lonely boy who is mistaken as the best friend of another lonely boy…. Read More ›
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The Guilty
The performances shine over these recycled phone calls. You have to know your past in order to know your future: a lesson that everyone should acknowledge. It’s not just apply to history, but also movies. You have to know what… Read More ›
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Blue Bayou, Cry Macho, and Tammy Faye Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about immigrants, religious figures, and old timers on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but will also have me doing podcast movie reviews… Read More ›
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Copshop, The Lost Leonardo, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Blue Bayou, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Cry Macho, and Tammy Faye Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews star Clint Eastwood, Jessica Chastain, Gerard Butler, and Nicolas Cage. This week’s video reviews consist of Gerard Butler and Frank Grillo in the action thriller “Copshop,” the painting documentary “The Lost Leonardo,” Nicolas Cage in the action… Read More ›
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Jessica Chastain keeps her faith as the make-up wearing televangelist. I’m not a religious person (I apologize), so I don’t see the campy religious films like last week’s “Show Me the Father.” I do, however, come across some entertaining religious… Read More ›
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Cry Macho
Clint Eastwood’s latest is not “A Perfect World.” Clint Eastwood has been able to survive the next few generation of filmmaking with such masterpieces as “Million Dollar Baby,” “Gran Torino,” “American Sniper,” and “Sully.” I still have a lot more… Read More ›