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FILM REVIEWS


Jan 20
A REAL PAIN
A promising idea is let down by an script disappointingly low on emotion, character evolution and thematic heft in A Real Pain, which...
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Jan 19
THE PIANO LESSON
Out of all August Wilson play adaptations The Piano Lesson is opened up for a cinematic experience the most but that doesn’t mean the...
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Jan 7
WOMAN OF THE HOUR
Anna Kendrick makes an assured directing debut in this seventies-set culled-from-the-headlines serial killer story, even if the narrative...
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Dec 24, 2024
SATURDAY NIGHT
An expansive cast that uncannily channels their real life counterparts is a saving grace for Saturday Night which on most other accounts...
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Dec 7, 2024
WICKED - Part One
The Broadway sensation gets a spectacular movie version in Wicked – Part One but amid the sumptuous visuals and the loud power ballads...
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Dec 3, 2024
A DIFFERENT MAN
Despite yet another excellent Sebastian Stan performance and a great hook, A Different Man doesn’t totally convince because the film...
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Nov 25, 2024
MY OLD ASS
Even though the premise of My Old Ass doesn’t do much new with the concept of a young girl being contacted by her older self, the actors...
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Nov 19, 2024
GLADIATOR II
You will (eventually) be entertained by Gladiator II, mostly thanks to a scene chewing Denzel Washington, but the sequel’s spectacle...
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Nov 16, 2024
MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER
Essentially a Martin Scorsese hosted film course about the oeuvre of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Made in England is film buff...
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Nov 8, 2024
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
While Music by John Williams gives an excellent overview of the life and work of the master of the modern movie score, the documentary...
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Nov 1, 2024
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
The genuinely unsettling, cleverly constructed and smartly ambiguous Late Night with the Devil is a great showcase for actor David...
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Oct 21, 2024
THE APPRENTICE
Good acting, a finely honed visual style and a timeless Faustian narrative are all assets to The Apprentice, but it would likely have...
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