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Movie Review: DEATH ON THE NILE
The old adage “they don’t make movies like this anymore” is no truer than when one is speaking about large budget, big name cast murder...
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Mar 16, 20222 min read


Movie Review: THE BATMAN
The rap on the films of the DCEU - especially the films directed by Zach Snyder - is that they are too dark, dour and a “downer”, with...
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Mar 12, 20223 min read


Oscar Nominee Movie Review: LICORICE PIZZA
The films of Director Paul Thomas Anderson is a bit of an “acquired taste”, moviegoers generally fall into one of 2 camps. (1) those...
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Mar 9, 20222 min read


Oscar Nominee Movie Review: WEST SIDE STORY
One of the biggest disappointments in watching a Motion Picture is when a Film has all of the ingredients to be a GREAT film, but is...
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Mar 7, 20223 min read


Oscar Nominee Movie Review: CODA
I am a film completionist, meaning I must see a film through to the end no matter what. At times, I take a break and come back to it...
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Feb 25, 20222 min read


Movie Review: KIMI
Oscar winning Director Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC) could rightfully be called the current “Master of Suspense” as most of his films fall...
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Feb 22, 20222 min read


Oscar Nominee Film Review: THE LOST DAUGHTER
The nice thing about being fanatical about catching all of the Oscar Nominated films in the “Major” categories is that it forces me to...
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Feb 17, 20223 min read


Oscar Nominated Movie Review: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
Jessica Chastain is, in my opinion - and with all apologies to Glenn Close - the best actress working today that has yet to win an...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read


Movie Review: NIGHTMARE ALLEY
If you ever want to understand the meaning of the term “the sum does not equal the total of the parts”, you need to look no further than...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read


Oscar Nominated Movie Review: SPENCER
Pablo Loraine’s SPENCER is not a subtle film, it shows the confinement and suffocation of Lady Diana Spencer under the watchful eye of...
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Feb 10, 20222 min read


In Memorium Film Review: LILIES OF THE FIELD (1963)
The film that Sidney Poitier won his Best Actor In A Leading Role Oscar for (becoming the first Black Man to do so) is the type of film...
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Jan 31, 20222 min read


Movie Review: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
The history of cinema is littered with adaptations of William Shakespeare plays. Some are very successful - Olivier’s HAMLET (1948),...
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Jan 25, 20223 min read


Movie Review: THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN
It is a fun surprise to be perusing all the streaming services available and tripping across a very entertaining film that, heretofore,...
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Jan 17, 20222 min read


Movie Review: BEING THE RICARDOS
When I first heard that Nicole Kidman (of all people) was set to play Lucille Ball in a bio-pic (of sorts), I was suspect over the...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read


Movie Review: tick, tick...BOOM
If you ever worked on a live theater performance, whether as a performer, tech crew, make-up, costumes, box office, etc…the Netflix...
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Jan 11, 20222 min read


Movie Review: DON'T LOOK UP
Satire is a tricky thing to get right, there is a balance between humor and pathos that must be struck in order to drive home the point....
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Jan 9, 20222 min read


In Memorium Film Review: LAKE PLACID (1999)
I have to admit, I actually saw LAKE PLACID in the movie theaters when it came out in 1999. I am a huge JAWS fan and am a sucker for any...
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Jan 7, 20222 min read


Movie Review: THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Filmmaker Wes Anderson is an acquired taste. He is one of the most visually stunning filmmakers working today, but his films are often...
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Jan 4, 20223 min read


Movie Review: THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
And now from the unnecessary sequels department… And, that, pretty much sums up THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS - a title that is a confession...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read


Movie Review; ENCANTO
The good thing about travelling by plane over the Holidays is that it is an opportunity to catch up on Movies that were missed. Such is...
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Dec 28, 20212 min read
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