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Official Competition
A great Amodovar movie NOT made by him. “Official Competition” may have Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas as the leads, but it’s neither made by Pedro Almodovar nor is it released by Sony Pictures Classics. It’s actually made by Mariano… Read More ›
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Lightyear
This Buzz movie doesn’t fly, but it falls with style. There would be no doubt a solo feature of the ever popular “Toy Story” space ranger Buzz Lightyear would be green lit by Disney and Pixar. In a recent trend,… Read More ›
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Halftime
This doc cares about Jennifer Lopez, and so do we. We first see that Jennifer Lopez has turned 50, and is on the verge of performing at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2020. As a Latina, she wanted to… Read More ›
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Emma Thompson shines as a middle-aged woman, and Daryl McCormack is a revelation as her sex worker. Last March, I had to deal with the otherwise charming Ana de Armas playing the mean-spirited fornicator in Adrian Lyne’s “Deep Water” aggravating… Read More ›
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Jurassic World: Dominion, Emergency, and Hustle Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about dinosaurs, stress, and basketball 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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Jurassic World: Dominion, Emergency, Eiffel, and Hustle Video Review
CJ’s video reviews feature dinosaurs, discrimination, landmarks, and Adam Sandler. This week’s video reviews consist of the “Jurassic Park” sequel “Jurassic World: Dominion” with Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum, the dark comedy “Emergency”… Read More ›
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Jurassic World: Dominion
A dino-sized sequel that should, once again, be extinct. I thought the last sequel “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” was a terrible movie, because of how the characters had to make stupid choices and dramatic pauses, while the villains had to… Read More ›
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1982
The kids and teachers get good grades during their perspectives of the Lebanon War. “1982” is the better movie about a would-be romance during a historic moment than “Eiffel” was. That film was set during the construction of the Eiffel… Read More ›
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Ms. Marvel
The bright and colorful Disney+ series about Captain Marvel’s biggest fan. “Ms. Marvel” is a warm up for the upcoming “Captain Marvel” sequel “The Marvels,” telling the story of a young Pakistani-American teenager living in Jersey City who is a… Read More ›
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2022’s Midway Point
The Best and Worst Movies of 2022 So Far. You know the deal: June is when I give you the best and worst movies I saw during the first half of the year. This has been going on for 6… Read More ›