Author Archives
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Radioactive
Rosamund Pike is solid Au as the woman behind radioactive activity. “Radioactive” is a biopic on the Polish and naturalized French physicist and chemist Marie Curie, who is portrayed fascinatingly by Rosamund Pike. Her emotions, dignity, and dispositions resurrects the… Read More ›
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Clueless
Happy Birthday to the Emma Woodhouse from the Mid-90s! 25 years ago, Amy Heckerling directed a 90s version of Jane Austen’s “Emma.” And that movie would happen to be the teen comedy “Clueless” with Alicia Silverstone as a wealthy, popular,… Read More ›
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Fatal Affair, Showbiz Kids, and The Painted Bird video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of the new “Fatal Attraction” rip-off “Fatal Affair,” the documentary on child stars “Showbiz Kids,” and the World War II epic “The Painted Bird.” The Final Verdict “Fatal Affair” ⭐️ “Showbiz Kids” ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 “The Painted… Read More ›
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The Painted Bird
This radiant WWII drama is both watchable and unwatchable. “The Painted Bird” is one of the most beautifully photographed and graphic WWII movies I’ve ever seen, and I commend screenplay writer/director Vaclav Marhoul for painting it like a portrait. Filmed… Read More ›
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Showbiz Kids
An emotional journey told from these former and current child stars. You all know Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in “The Wizard of Oz,” or Diana Serra Cary as Baby Peggy, or Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson on “Different Strokes,”… Read More ›
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Fatal Affair
This Fatal Attraction rip-off is fatal. Erotic thrillers these days are so commercial, that you ask yourself: why bother seeing them? Or better yet, why bother making them? Is it because we live in the #MeToo era when more women… Read More ›
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First Cow, Greyhound, Palm Springs, Old Guard, and Relic video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of A24’s re-released drama “First Cow,” Tom Hanks’ latest WWII drama “Greyhound,” Andy Samberg’s time loop comedy “Palm Springs,” Charlize Theron’s Netflix action flick “The Old Guard,” and Emily Mortimer in the latest horror Indie… Read More ›
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Relic
Grandma got run over by a demon! “Relic” is an Australian horror movie from IFC Midnight, and probably the first I’ve seen since “The Babadook.” It’s hard to keep count on the artisan horror flicks I’ve enjoyed within the past… Read More ›
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The Old Guard
Charlize Theron can’t die, and neither can the excitement. Charlize Theron plays a soldier named Andromache of Scythia, or Andy for short, who has been battling her enemies for centuries. “For centuries,” because she and her fellow mercenaries (Matthias Shoenaerts… Read More ›
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Palm Springs
In their own “Groundhog Day,” Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti live, die, and repeat. Time loops have been comical in “Groundhog Day and “Happy Death Day,” and now, Hulu has entered “Palm Springs” in that particular genre. We have Andy… Read More ›