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‘Maestro’ Review: A Well-Shot and Well-Acted (Though By-the-Numbers) Biopic
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‘Maestro’ Review: A Well-Shot and Well-Acted (Though By-the-Numbers) Biopic

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It’s crazy the dumb hot guy from “The Hangover” has become a nine (soon to be as much as 13)-time Oscar nominee. “Maestro” is the second directorial effort from Bradley Cooper, who also stars as the titular conductor Leonard Bernstein. Carey Mulligan plays his wife Felicia Montealegre and Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman… Continue reading ‘Maestro’ Review: A Well-Shot and Well-Acted (Though By-the-Numbers) Biopic

‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Ultimately a Waste of Actors’ Talents and Audience’s Time
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‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Ultimately a Waste of Actors’ Talents and Audience’s Time

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Well, at least this franchise is finally extinct! “Jurassic World Dominion” is the conclusion of the “Jurassic World” trilogy and sixth film of the “Jurassic Park” franchise. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their roles from the last two films, while Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill return from the original trilogy. Colin… Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Ultimately a Waste of Actors’ Talents and Audience’s Time

‘Ready Player One’ is a Flawed Spectacle
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‘Ready Player One’ is a Flawed Spectacle

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Steven Spielberg has to be the busiest AARP member this side of Clint Eastwood… “Ready Player One” is the adaption of the popular 2011 book by Ernest Cline (who co-wrote the screenplay here with Zak Penn). Set in the year 2045 where humanity has become obsessed with a virtual reality game called the OASIS, a… Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ is a Flawed Spectacle

‘The Post’ a Timely Political Thriller that Shows What True Journalism Can Do
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‘The Post’ a Timely Political Thriller that Shows What True Journalism Can Do

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It shocks me that it took this long for Hollywood staples Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to make a movie together. “The Post” depicts the journalists of The Washington Post in their search for the leaked Pentagon Papers in 1971, telling how the White House spent over 20 years lying about the Vietnam… Continue reading ‘The Post’ a Timely Political Thriller that Shows What True Journalism Can Do

‘Bridge of Spies’ Well-Crafted But Slow Cold War Thriller
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‘Bridge of Spies’ Well-Crafted But Slow Cold War Thriller

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Tom Hanks starring in a Steven Spielberg period piece. Yup, Oscar Season is upon us. Based on a true story, “Bridge of Spies” stars Hanks as a New York lawyer who must organize a swap of a Soviet spy (Mark Rylance) and a captured American pilot (Austin Stowell) during the Cold War. Spielberg directs. The… Continue reading ‘Bridge of Spies’ Well-Crafted But Slow Cold War Thriller