On Sacred Ground (2023) ☆ 1/2

When it comes to certain subjects a film can easily turn into a diatribe, a full-fledged political statement.  Sometimes that’s fine; exposés like All the President’s Men and Spotlight are better for the agitation they cause in viewers.  Yet sometimes hit-job storytelling […]

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Wonka (2023) ☆ ☆ ☆

This is the third movie version of Roald Dahl’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” all three having musical elements and, happily, all three being rather different than one another.  I really enjoy the 1971 Mel Stuart musical; it improves […]

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