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Moving abroad and living the life of an NRI is difficult business from a multitude of perspectives....
It’s still time … Patrick Beatty’s Friday film reviews! This week he spoke about Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Tick,...
Director Ram Madhavani’s action drama is based on the 2013 South Korean film “The Terror Live”. The...
How long have we been waiting for a really good, even decent, Will Smith movie? Well, we...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOfsIQO6vBc Oakland News Now – Entertainment report: film reviews for children and adults – video produced by...
Thank goodness writer / director Kenneth Branaugh decided to get nostalgic during the pandemic! Thank goodness writer...
Today is Christmas for moviegoers around the world, as many watch some of the highly anticipated films,...
Film reviews: ‘Belfast’ is a serious film that paints a vivid picture of a time and a place
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BELFAST: 4 STARS “Belfast”, Kenneth Branagh’s look at his early life in Ireland, now playing in theaters,...
‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’ review: languid film is pointless and directionless | Movie reviews
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Rarely do we get a film so pointless and so directionless. We don’t know exactly, if at...
“Sanak” is an action drama with the occasional dollop of emotions. It’s a captivating and fast-paced saga...
Reviews are often used as a kind of guide or advice for watching movies. However, more often...
“Dune: Part One” (Science-Fiction / Action: 2 hours, 35 minutes) With: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar...
(LR) Lauren Ridloff, Don Lee, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Lia McHugh and Brian...
Humble in ambition, this film is a lukewarm romantic comedy based in Lucknow and Mumbai. The plot...
Shot in Hungary with the desert scenes in Abu Dhabi, the story centers on Timothée Chalamet’s main...
DUNE: 3 ½ STARS This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Zendaya in a scene from...
‘Sardar Udham’ review: needed brevity amid bursts of cinematic brilliance | Movie reviews
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First of all: “Sardar Udham†is a labor of love. Without a doubt ! Moreover, it is...
MUMBAI – This one is as dark as it gets. The protagonist is the ex-policeman turned grocer...
Based on a true story, Damon plays the 14th century French warrior Sir Jean de Carrouges. It’s...
Located in Detroit in 1954, No sudden movement (15A) opens with Curt (Don Cheadle) who joins forces...
MASS: 4 STARS The story of “Mass”, a new drama from writer-director Fran Kranz, who now stars...
The female of the species is more deadly than the male, and never so much as when...
“It was a mark of his career and their career together. They just took the reins and...
NO TIME TO DIE: 3 ½ STARS This image released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures shows Daniel...
Henry hides Curry, who later tells them he’s the lawyer, and Ketchum is the bank robber looking...
The Culprit (15A) stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Joe Baylor, an LAPD detective who is currently working late...
From left to right: Gomez Addams (voiced by Oscar Isaac), Wednesday Addams (Chloë Grace Moretz), Uncle Fester...
THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK: 3 STARS This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Michael Gandolfini,...
“The eyes of Tammy Faye” (Drama / Biography: 2 hours, 07 minutes) With: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield...
Jake Gyllenhaal’s new thriller, the guilty, has a healthy cast list that includes Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough,...
Jake Gyllenhaal’s new thriller The guiltyboasts a healthy cast list that includes Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Paul...
Ben Platt’s father produced the film, so for him, launching his son was a no-brainer. But with...
“Cry Macho” (Drama: 1 hour, 44 minutes) With: Clint Eastwood, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven and Dwight Yoakam...
An Alpina B8 Gran Coupé. Why should I bother when the M8 GC exists? If you ask...
Horror comedies form a genre of Hindi film that shone (“Bhool Bhulaiya”, “Stree”, “Housefull 4”) and plunged...
Everyone is a stage, and all men and women are just players. Rose plays Julie (15A) opens...
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is based on the true story of the glory and shame of...
After an uncertain 2020 year, it looks like movie releases are (slowly) getting back on track with...
That changes with the appearance of Lucy Stanbridge (Aubrey Plaza), a young executive trying to keep the...
“Malignant” (Horror / Crime: 1 hour, 51 minutes) With: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young and Michole...
‘The Lost Leonardo’ Artfully Tells the Journey of a $ 450 Million Painting | Movie reviews
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I see Paul Giamatti playing Alexander Parish, the self-proclaimed art dealer and “sleeper hunter†who searches for...
Clint Eastwood Shows Off His Fatherly Side In Scoreless And Newsworthy ‘Cry Macho’ | Movie reviews
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Turns out the ex-wife (Fernanda Urrejola, too much of it) is an unhinged boss who both mocks...
Fans of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” waved from the window Thursday night as...
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings†(Action / Fantasy: 2 hours, 13 minutes) With: Simu...
Se (15A) stars Clare Dunne as Sandra, a young Irish woman who breaks off an abusive relationship...
Caza Press (Prey) is a film written and directed by Thomas Siben. Está protagonizada por David Cross,...
THE CARD COUNTER: 3 ½ STARS “The Card Counter,” the new movie from “Taxi Driver” screenwriter Paul...
‘Queenpins’ gives ‘Extreme Couponing’ a mediocre and disappointing criminal twist | Movie reviews
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“Queenpins†could have worked in good hands, unfortunately the script fails these characters and their story. Although...
Who are China, the new PAK commanders monitoring India’s borders Kangana Ranaut and Arvind Swami apparently hit...
Cinderella and Robert get along well, but when he invites her to the palace for the royal...
While Andersson’s previous films were more blatantly absurd, like a scene in “Pigeon” when King Charles XII...
[Horror drama ‘My Heart Can’t Beat…’ tests the limits of sibling love] Some 27 years after the...
Patrick Beatty visited our set today to discuss these five upcoming films. “Bob Ross: happy accidents, betrayal...
Movie Reviews: “Candyman”, a chilling and timely reinterpretation of a classic horror film character
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Movie Reviews: “Candyman”, a chilling and timely reinterpretation of a classic horror film character
CANDYMAN: 4 STARS There is nothing sweet about the Candyman. The supernatural killer with a hook for...
Always look on the bright side of life, as the Monty Python guys advised, but sometimes it’s...
Review of “Reminiscence” and other new films. REMINISCENCE “Reminiscence” takes place in the not-so-near future, in a...
“Nine Days†(Drama / Fantasy: 2 hours, 4 minutes) With: Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong and...
Hugh Jackman in “Reminiscence” Thandiwe Newton and Hugh Jackman in “Reminiscence” Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in...
Directed confidently by David Bruckner from a clever screenplay written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, “The...
Plus, Jennifer Hudson seeks respect in a new biopic. Think back to the opening scene from “The...
Since the family business fishes off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, it often falls on Ruby to communicate with...
BY CHRISTOPHER STAMMGUEST REVIEW Jungle Cruise (shown in theaters)Rated PG-13 – For perilous action, violence and disturbing...
Irish horror comedies don’t always have the right balance, but Hell County Boys (15A) is a slice...
“Jungle Cruise†(Adventure / Action: 2 hours, 7 minutes) With: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and Jack Whitehall...
Take a popular Disney attraction and turn it into a Disney movie. It certainly worked for “Pirates...
I’m just asking a rhetorical question: does the English dictionary have an antonym for the word “masterpiece”?...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Each week, KTSM 9 News morning host J Russell takes viewers inside...
Movie Reviews: “Jungle Cruise”, a family movie that actually looks like a ride in a theme park
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JUNGLE CRUISE: 4 STARS “Jungle Cruise,†now playing in theaters and on Disney + with premium access,...
“Chicago is incredibly proud of herself. Anyone in Chicago will tell you that the best things come...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Each week, KTSM 9 News morning host J Russell takes viewers inside...
If you’ve seen the first two “GI Joe” movies, you know there was room for improvement. If...
“Space Jam: A New Legacy” (Adventure / Animation: 1 hour, 55 minutes) With: LeBron James, Don Cheadle...
Much of “Roadrunner” is a whirlwind of places and people, interspersed with quotes from Bourdain, excerpts from...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Each week, KTSM 9 News morning host J Russell takes viewers inside...
The idea of The purge forever (18s) appears to defeat the original goal, which allowed American citizens...
The Marvel Universe gets more complicated and self-referential with each passing movie, but your correspondent is reliably...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Each week, KTSM 9 News morning host J Russell takes viewers inside...
THE BLACK WIDOW: 3 STARS If you were to create a Venn diagram of “Black Widow,” now...
MUMBAI – The director and co-writer of “Rickshawala” is a former journalist and friend, and I have...
Chris Pratt stars in “The Tomorrow War”. Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video Regular readers know I’m addicted...
“F9: The Fast Saga” (Action / Crime: 2 hours, 23 minutes) With: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana...
From a baby with a cutting edge approach to a documentary that features the Harlem Cultural Festival,...
“Let’s not ask for the moon,” Bette Davis says in Now Voyager, “we have the stars.” A...
LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Chaz Ebert, CEO of Ebert Productions, publisher of...
LUCA: 3 ½ STARS Set on the Italian Riviera, ‘Luca’, the new film from animation giants Pixar...
“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” (Horror: 1 hour, 52 minutes) With: Patrick Wilson, Vera...
‘A Quiet Place, Part II’ John Krasinski’s effective sequel to his 2018 horror film “A Quiet Placeâ€...
“Army of the Dead” (Action / Horror: 2 hours, 27 minutes) With: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Tig...
BY CHRISTOPHER STAMMGUEST CRITIC man’s anger (shown in theaters)Rated R – For pervasive near-constant brutal violence, language,...
“Defeat” (Action / Crime: 1 hour, 36 minutes) With: Morgan Freeman, Ruby Rose and Patrick Muldoon Director:...
This weekend, two new releases heading to theaters and streaming services come in flavors of horror drama...
“French Exit” (Comedy / Drama: 1h50) With: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges and Valerie Mahaffey Director: Azazel Jacobs...
Talking Pictures’ Tony Toscano is back in the studio to tell us what movies have been released...
Below are some suggestions to help students understand the reviews and the role of cultural criticism at...
Google has added a new feature that allows people to contribute their own movie and TV reviews...
