Another 2020 release I originally missed was the science-fiction action drama Bloodshot.  It opened around the time that theaters were being shut down, but I wasn’t that interested in a Vin Diesel based-on-a-comic-book-superhero movie.  Now I’ve seen it anyway, and I […]

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As if making a really good movie isn’t hard enough, some films, including this one, place obstacles in their own way.  In this case, it’s Edee, the main character, whose decisions are so poorly conceived and executed that she nearly […]

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Some movies, like this one, are much harder to watch than others.  The Mauritanian is not a commercial film, despite its trio of stars; it is a deeply serious story which questions American attitudes following the 9/11 attacks.  It’s my guess […]

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Serial killer stories have become pretty routine since the 1980s; instead of the certifiably crazy boogeymen who terrorized women throughout earlier film history more modern filmmakers have increasingly turned to regular Joe types, stylistic murderers with intricate plans, often known […]

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