Some movies can win you over with sheer chutzpah.  The brutal Christmas adventure Violent Night is, for me, one of those movies.  I didn’t expect to like it at all, but I found it to be amusing and occasionally funny, with […]

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As I simply have not seen many movies (at all) in theaters over the last few months, I am making the choice to use “Recent Releases” to catch up on some of the more notable films I have not seen […]

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Espionage films can be dramatic and suspenseful, or comic and silly.  Both approaches work; many classics have resulted.  And of course they can be combined, with various levels of success.  A few of the James Bond adventures approach the level […]

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A couple of years ago Martin Scorsese publicly complained about the negative effects of Marvel superhero movies on the prospects of moviemaking and the future of cinema.  I didn’t agree with his comments about the Marvel movies then (the MCU […]

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Rather than a traditional sequel, Twisters is more of a remake or reboot, since it does not feature any of the original characters from Twister (1996).  However, there are all sorts of references, in-jokes and thematic nods to the first tornado adventure. […]

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