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Feb 2019

RBG (2018)::rating::4::rating::4::rating::4

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…

Feb 2019

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2019 Oscar Picks::rating::0

"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…

Feb 2019

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Alita: Battle Angel (2019)::rating::3.5

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…

Feb 2019

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Isn’t It Romantic (2019)::rating::3.5

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…

Feb 2019

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What Men Want (2019)::rating::2

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…

Feb 2019

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Cold Pursuit (2019)::rating::2.5

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…

Feb 2019

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Serenity (2019)::rating::0.5

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…

Feb 2019

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Table Manners (2018)::rating::3.5

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…

Jan 2019

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Stan & Ollie (2018)::rating::4

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…

Jan 2019

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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)::rating::3

T he Kid Who Would Be King reminds me of those quirky daydreams I had as a nerdy 7th grader: A voice would come over the intercom and page chubby, adorable little Toddy…

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