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Feb 2019
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Fighting with My Family (2019)

F ighting with My Family takes the sweaty, spandexed bravado of professional wrestling and somehow spins it into a sugary, feel-good movie.  It's surprising to find out this story has some…
22
Feb 2019
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RBG (2018)

L ate in RBG, we see a telling photograph of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor, the first two women appointed to the United States Supreme Court.  They sit in…
20
Feb 2019
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2019 Oscar Picks

"T his is  the 51st Academy Awards," said that evening's host, Johnny Carson.  "Two hours of sparkling entertainment spread over a four-hour show."  No one has ever described cinema's…
15
Feb 2019
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Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

All the expansive world-building in Alita: Battle Angel stands as the film's greatest strength and its greatest weakness.  James Cameron (co-writer/producer) and Robert Rodriguez (director) deliver a sprawling, digital landscape that…
15
Feb 2019
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Isn’t It Romantic (2019)

A s I watched Isn't It Romantic, my thoughts drifted to Leonard Maltin's review of a 1948 film of the same name.  Maltin set the Guinness World Record for the shortest review…
12
Feb 2019
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What Men Want (2019)

W hat Men Want was built to be a spiritual successor to Mel Gibson's What Women Want, so it's not surprising when both films make many of the same mistakes.  For those…
08
Feb 2019
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Cold Pursuit (2019)

S ince the dawn of Charles Bronson's days as a leading man, Hollywood has made a mint on the trope of a mumbly, barrel-chested dad with everything to lose.  The…
07
Feb 2019
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Serenity (2019)

I walked into Serenity with only the knowledge I could glean from the movie's poster.  Somehow, I walked out of the theater with even less knowledge.  Not only about the…
05
Feb 2019
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Table Manners (2018)

I grew up on a ranch, and I can still remember the fires that would sweep through almost every spring.  The bluestem grass, the walnut trees, and the oaken…
28
Jan 2019
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Stan & Ollie (2018)

S omewhere, embedded within the raucous, irresistible comedy of the Three Stooges, the Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy, lies a parable about the bond of brotherhood.  Through the daredevil…

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