Review
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JUST MERCY – Review
The new legal drama JUST MERCY is set in Monroeville, Alabama, the town where Harper Lee wrote To Kill...
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UNCUT GEMS – Review
After an opening prologue that shows the pain caused by the opal mines in Ethiopia, the camera takes the...
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LITTLE WOMEN – Review
The beloved classic “Little Women” has been made into so many film and television versions that it seemed inconceivable...
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SPIES IN DISGUISE – Review
The morning of the big day has finally arrived. The toys are opened and the house is “knee-deep” in...
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CATS – Review
Having seen the trailer for CATS, I must admit I approached the film with some trepidation. The highly-touted CGI...
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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER – Review
Or “Episode IX” for you hardcore completist fan(atics). Yes, it’s finally here, what the “Mouse House” is adamantly proclaiming...
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BOMBSHELL (2019) – Review
Wishing that your feature films inspired by true events were of a very recent nature? More so than last...
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THE TWO POPES – Review
Jonathan Pryce as the future Pope Francis I and Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI are pure delight in...
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JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL – Review
So what’s a favorite gift that’s usually under the Christmas tree, usually straight from the North Pole? Aside from...
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RICHARD JEWELL – Review
Sneaking in before the end of the year, nearly buried in the glut of award-contenders based on or inspired...
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WAVES – Review
One might call WAVES a family drama but that fails to capture the emotional tsunami that this outstanding film...
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THE AERONAUTS – Review
“Up, up, and awaaay in my beautiful balloon” sang the Fifth Dimension in the swingin’ 1960s, making this bouncy...
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HONEY BOY – Review
It’s hard to critique a piece of art when it’s presented in the form of a diary or journal....
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MARRIAGE STORY – Review
Ah, this film’s poster promises the adored end result of many a typical “rom-com’, or even a full-fledged “hearts...
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KNIVES OUT – Review
A dead body, a dozen shady characters, and an elegant country house filled with rooms and weapons. Those are...
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DARK WATERS (2019) – Review
Summer’s not the only season where heroes rule the multiplex. Well, that’s the main time for the fictional, larger...
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21 BRIDGES – Review
Here’s a nice little break from the serious award-bait winter films and the heart-tugging holiday family flicks. I’m talking...
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BY THE GRACE OF GOD – Review
BY THE GRACE OF GOD opens in St. Louis Friday November 22nd at Landmark’s The Tivoli Theater. Review by Stephen...
