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The 24th Review: Worst of US culture is brought to life
The historical drama, The 24th is the rare production of its kind that plays out like a horror film. The story succeeds best in...
Bill and Ted Review: Middle age no barrier to dudes
Remember Bill & Ted? Way back in 1989, they had an Excellent Adventure while two years later they experienced a Bogus Journey.
Nearly three decades...
The Secret Garden review: Reimagined classic is a win
The Secret Garden (STX) is the fourth film adaptation of the beloved 1911 children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924).
It joins such recent films...
Boys State: Glimpse of a bigger picture
Thanks to Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney, many know about Boys Town. But Boys State (A24/Apple)?
That’s the name of an annual week-long gathering, sponsored...
Ted Lasso Review: Nil-all draw for soccer comedy
Oscar Wilde is generally credited with the famous observation that Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language.
That fact is amusingly...
Fátima Review: Compelling drama shines as bright as the sun
The 20th century was a dark period in history plagued by war, ravaged by revolution and marked by a growing rejection of God and...
Radioactive Review: The mother of the atom
The key to any good film biography of a scientist is found in the montages that show the discovery or invention that gained the...
The Grizzlies Review: Hope-filled teacher brought light into dark
Director Miranda de Pencier’s drama The Grizzlies (Northwood Entertainment) tells the inspiring true story of a town that suffered the highest suicide rate in...
Greyhound Review: The seas, the stalking and the wolf pack
The novels of British author C.S. Forrester (1899-1966) have proved a rich resource for Hollywood.
In 1951, for example, Gregory Peck took the title role...
The Outpost review: Drama does a good job of telling war...
With a commendable sensitivity to both the inanities and the unrelenting raw horror of combat and careful attention to the emotional lives and steadfast...
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