Semi-comic tales of wild adventures which put kids in peril are not among my favorite types of movies (think The Goonies or The Monster Squad). I know those types of films have their rabid fans — especially for viewers who saw them […]
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One Life (2023) ☆ ☆ ☆
Having just seen Nuremberg and borne witness to the atrocities committed by the Nazis I thought it would be a good time to see a slightly more positive view of that era, so I watched One Life, a British drama about a […]
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The long internet-tional nightmare is over; I have finally journeyed back into a darkened theatre. For the first time in almost three months I have actually seen a theatrical movie. It’s the longest drought I have endured since back problems […]
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A real movie about real people, My Mother’s Wedding is a welcome return to traditional filmmaking . . . mostly. This is a new release, although it was made three years ago and appeared in a 2023 film festival. It is […]
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I am not a huge Adam Sandler fan — there are at least half a dozen of his comedies which I have never seen — but some of his movies are quite entertaining and have genuinely grown on me over […]
Continue reading »The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) ☆ ☆ ☆
I was not into comic books in my childhood but I do have vague memories of the animated television series “Fantastic 4,” and that quartet of intrepid astronauts were among my favorite characters of the era (along with “Jonny Quest” […]
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When someone is “cancelled” in popular culture, their career goes into a tailspin, perhaps never to recover. That hasn’t happened to Mel Gibson, who had a very public meltdown about twenty years ago but who has continued to act — […]
Continue reading »The Last Duel (2021) ☆ ☆ 1/2
In my never-ending quest to catch up on some of the big movies I have missed over the past five years (that’s why some of my Recent Releases are not so very recent), I have reached back to a notorious […]
Continue reading »Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) ☆ 1/2
Perhaps if I were very young I might find this seventh “Jurassic Park” adventure fun and exciting, but somehow, I doubt it. I remember times when “Jurassic Park” and even “Jurassic World” meant adventure, exciting and fun. Not anymore. Now […]
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Auto racing movies have been around since at least the 1930s, a natural draw to filmmakers and audiences because of their speed, kinetics and action. Not to mention the bravery of the racers themselves. I’ve always enjoyed racing films, which […]
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