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FILM REVIEW: Ben Affleck brilliant as a coach finding The Way Back

I hate sports. I don’t care about ANY of them. I can summon some enthusiasm for the Olympics but that’s about it. Which is why...

FILM REVIEW: The Invisible Man smart, riveting and truly terrifying

It’s said all the time — there are no new ideas in Hollywood just remakes and reboots, sequels and trilogies, dressing up old ideas...

FILM REVIEW: Call of the Wild a phony retelling of the classic story

  It’s easy to see why Jack London’s classic novel The Call of the Wild has been adapted into a movie so many times (this...

FILM REVIEW: Stylish Birds of Prey a fun and snarky girl gang flick

Break ups are never easy, especially when the person you’re breaking up with is an abusive and sociopathic criminal mastermind like the Joker. So it’s...

FILM REVIEW: ‘The Rhythm Section’ a glum rendition of off-key notes

Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) was one of the top students at Oxford University before her family (mom, dad, brother, sister) boarded a plane to...

FILM REVIEW: Predictable ‘Bad Boys For Life’ actually not half bad

It’s been 17 years since the last installment of the buddy-cop Bad Boys franchise, and we now find Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus (Martin...

‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ simply beautiful

Following the surprise success of the 2018 biographical documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” the world has gone Mr. Rogers crazy. Much as he and...

FILM REVIEW: Stunning animation makes Maleficent a pretty good sequel

When Angelina Jolie strapped on black horns in 2014 to play the Disney villain we knew the least about no one could have imagined...

Joker is a dark and disturbing film without much to say

Arthur Fleck (aka Joker played by Joaquin Phoenix) has grown up with a single mother who is physically and mentally ill. He is the...

Downton fans rejoice: the movie and cast are note perfect

If you’ve ever felt your heart swell during the opening theme song, longed to spend just one day receiving tea and visitors in the...