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2 stars Daisy Ridley has one of the more interesting cinematic CVs of the last decade. On the one hand, she’s starred in a wide

1 ½ stars That’s Superboy! While watching Mafia Wars, I kept feeling that I knew the lead actor from something else, something I used to

1 star Someday in the future, a talented filmmaker will make a meaningful biopic about Donald Trump and his impact, good and bad, on American

2 stars When the parents of four children discover that three of them have a degenerative eye disease (retinitis pigmentosa) that will render them blind,

You go to a museum and look at a painting on the wall, Picasso’s Nude in an Armchair. You stare at it, trying to figure

4 stars I don’t know how long I sat in stunned silence once the final credits rolled for My First Film, but it felt like

3 stars Trapped under the control of their brutal father, three brothers band together in a desperate plan to end things once and for all

3 ½ stars The 1979 movie Manhattan opens with the lead character, Isaac Davis (Woody Allen), dictating notes for his latest novel. “He adored New

1 star Two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar is on a mission to prove his theory that hidden in the art of the face cards

3 ½ stars While working a particularly gruesome job, a crime scene clean-up crew discovers a bag full of cash crammed up a chimney. After

1 star There is a lovely moment in Between the Temples when a woman, convinced that the man she is speaking to isn’t listening to

3 ½ stars I can’t stop thinking about Cuckoo. It’s not just trying to put together all the clues that writer/director Tilman Singer (Luz) has

Duchess 3 stars I’m a big fan of Neil Marshall. He’s directed some of my favorite movies, from the epic werewolf war movie Dog Soldier

1 star Who knew sex on the big screen could be so dull? Directed by 75-year-old French filmmaker Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl, The Last Mistress),

4 stars Kneecap is the most exciting movie you will see this summer. No spandex-clad superheroes or twisted supervillains are trying to take over or

3 ½ stars It’s a familiar story. A mobster gets released from prison after serving ten years. He kept his mouth shut for the entire

4 stars When I first saw it in a theater 30+ years ago, I didn’t know what to make of Farewell, My Concubine. It was

1 star A lot was happening back in 1984. Ronald Regan is president. The Detroit Tigers are the World Series Champions Apple introduces the user-friendly