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In The Heights: It Flies, But Doesn’t...
“In The Heights” is a fun-filled, up-beat, feel-good musical. It was an award-winning Broadway stage musical and a big hit for Lin-Manuel Miranda, prior to
A Quiet Place Part II: As Paul Simon Would ...
“A Quiet Place” (2018) was a terrific and original horror film. This sequel was scheduled to be released last year, but COVID struck, so the
Things Heard and Seen: More Than A Ghost St...
This movie is a difficult one to categorize. It’s being marketed as a gothic horror ghost story, but it’s primarily about a failing marriage. It’s
Dave’s Academy Award Choices – 2020
This has been a crazy year. I haven’t been to a movie theater since March 2020. I have no conviction about how the Academy will
Shiva Baby: Post-Funeral Reception Comedy N...
This 77-minute film, written and directed by Emma Seligman, is based on Seligman’s short story of the same name. The vast majority of the film
The Collective: Extreme Corruption in the R...
On October 30, 2015, a fire breaks out at a Bucharest nightclub, the “Colectiv.” The club didn’t have any fire exits and 27 people were
The Father: The Ravages of Dementia (Amazon...
Just like “The Sound of Metal,” “The Father” has Academy Award nominations for both Best Picture and Best Actor (for Anthony Hopkins). Although not nominated
The Sound of Metal: A “Cymbalic”...
This film has Academy Award Nominations for both Best Picture and Best Actor. Riz Ahmed, playing Ruben, gives a fantastic, understated performance. If it were
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution – Insp...
This documentary has an Academy Award nomination, and it deserves it! It’s about “Camp Jened,” a camp for disabled kids, that somehow created an enduring
Judas and the Black Messiah: A “Kille...
This is an excellent historical drama about the murder of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), the Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, on
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