When I first heard the story line of Pressure I thought it was lame.  Really, weather?  On D-Day?  Of all the factors that went into the largest military invasion in human history, I figured that weather and its implications was a […]

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The Oscar-winning Best Picture of 2000 was Gladiator, which I did think was very good when I saw it a quarter-century ago.  Two years ago its director returned to the Roman arena to deliver a sequel, Gladiator II.  While its […]

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Full disclosure first: Steven Spielberg is my all-time favorite director and his 1977 UFO movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind is my all-time favorite movie.  And Jaws is a close second.  Some of us have been waiting for Mr. Spielberg to […]

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I don’t generally watch many show business bio-documentaries but when I do I generally enjoy them, and that is certainly the case here.  This documentary is a loving tribute to actor Gene Wilder, whom I have always considered to be […]

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My friend Pete Jacelone has made a new horror film in local New Jersey, one which explores new territory for him.  As Artificial Intelligence is constantly in the news these days, Pete wondered how a chat bot would react to […]

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The film collaborations between director Yorgos Lanthimos and his leading lady, Emma Stone, over the last decade have been both acclaimed and popular.  I can’t say that I have really liked any of them, The Favourite probably being my favorite.  Lanthimos […]

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I was surprised to learn (afterward) that this Japanese adventure is a loose remake of a 1975 film starring Sonny Chiba of which I was unaware.  Watching it, I was constantly reminded of Speed, which has a similar plot line, and […]

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I’ll say this for the new Anaconda movie spoof: its heart is in the right place.  It’s a bright, fun idea to have characters enjoy something so much that they want to repeat the experience in a new way, to celebrate […]

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Although I pay some attention to the news and always have I have no clear recollection of ever seeing news of swimmer Diana Nyad’s epic efforts to swim from Cuba to Florida, either in 1978 or in the 2010s.  It […]

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For a change of pace from all the thrillers and horror flicks I’ve been seeing, I chose this raunchy sex comedy.  I’m not sure why; movies like this demonstrate to me that the industry has passed me by in not […]

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