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Hollywood Words
For a film about writers, The Words isn’t particularly well written. Scripted and directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, the movie features a...
Film Shorts // April 10-16, 2024
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Aavesham (NR) This Indian action-comedy is about three new students in Bangalore who enlist a mobster (Fahadh Faasil) to help them get back at...
A Walk in the Park
After Greg Mottola's striking 1996 filmmaking debut with his comedy The Daytrippers, moviegoers heard no more from the director until two years ago when...
Film Shorts
OPENING
Adventures of a Boy Genius (NR) Miles Brown stars in this family comedy as a 12-year-old boy who teams up with a retiree (Rita...
Save Our Schools, Superman
I had a lot of thoughts about the film Waiting for "Superman" that I couldn't get into this week's Film Shorts. This documentary an...
End-of-Summer Roundup
If you’ve been worn out by the summer blockbusters, now’s a good time to check out three low-budget films dropping in our multiplexes this...
Running Man: Ben on the Run
Would it be sacrilegious if I said that the new version of The Running Man is a better movie than One Battle After Another?...
Pop Corn Movie
My job is difficult this week. I’m here to make a case for Music and Lyrics, a movie that well exceeded my nonexistent expectations.
My...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The Greenville Chapters)
Part 1 Part 2
• Over a shot of our two heroes on a plain backdropped by a snowy mountain, these words scroll up the...
Out of the Past
Unlike painting or sculpture, movies exist in time, a fact that we’re reminded of whenever we hurry to grab a seat before the 7:20...
