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A night out at the theater
The Porcupine successfully held its long-awaited grand opening last weekend.
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On the Screen: Nolan disappoints in 2002’s ‘Insomnia’
In preparation of Nolan’s latest cinematic feat, “Oppenheimer,” some friends and I have been rewatching past films
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Taking robots beyond Transformers
‘Bumblebee’ and ‘Love, Death + Robots’ take different tacks on a sci-fi trope
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‘Triple Frontier’ — a solid action flick worthy of the big screen
A solid, R-rated actioner that would have been a box-office success
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Larson holds her own in a fun, action-packed ‘Captain Marvel’
It’s very typical Marvel 4-quadrant entertainment — designed to be unchallenging and escapist
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Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias
This week brings one of those highly acclaimed Oscar films that somehow missed us here on the peninsula…
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Now Playing: ‘Plastic toys meet ‘Mad Max’ in the latest ‘Lego’ sequel
I should just say up front that I thought “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” was great,…
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‘Widows’ — a women-led crime thriller that stands on its own
Steve McQueen’s searing crime drama “Widows” was one of my most anticipated films of 2018. It was getting…
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Now Playing: ‘The Kid Who Would be King’ — a surprisingly good kids movie for our time
You could say that every era has movies that fit perfectly there and nowhere else. “The French Connection”…
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Now Playing: Best and Worst of 2018
Well, another year gone, another year’s worth of movies to reflect on. This year I saw 61 new…
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Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction
Growing up, I was never a DC guy. I, of course, liked Superman and Batman because, well, because…
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Spider-Man’s theory of everything — An animated sequel that works in any universe
It’s rare for a movie to go so far against my expectations for me to be actually floored…
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Now Playing: ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ — for when blockbusters and indies don’t appeal
You would think with streaming video being the norm and the fact that there are a million different…
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‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ — an inventive sequel that brings something new to the table
Sequels used to be an really iffy business. But, “Cars” notwithstanding, the crew over at Disney/Pixar seem to…
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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ fails to justify its existence
There are certain movies that I think we can all agree are just unnecessary. That doesn’t mean that…
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‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece
If I really stop to think about it, Joel and Ethan Coen are probably my favorite all around…
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ never quite rocks you
“We Will Rock You.” “Another One Bites the Dust.” “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ — Passable family entertainment for the holidays
Let me get out of the way at the outset that this week’s “Nutcracker and the Four Realms”…