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Amazing True Story!

Cabrini: A Saint for All Seasons

Mar 31, 2024Comments off

It’s Easter Sunday, and it seems quite fitting to me to write this review today on “Cabrini,” a biopic wonderfully directed by Alejandro Monteverde.  Cabrini is the first

Dune Part Two: Will Three...

Critic Debut of “Prodigal Son” Noah Davis “Dune: Part

Mar 20, 2024

Dave’s Top 10 of 20...

I am not making any AA predictions for best

Mar 02, 2024

Anatomy Of A Fall: Compel...

This French film won the “Palme d’Or” award at

Feb 20, 2024

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Emotionally-Compelling and Intense!

Mudbound: Netflix Original Movie!

Dec 30, 2017Comments off

I haven’t read the novel “Mudbound” by Hillary Jordan from which this film is adapted, but I’m sure it’s a terrific one.  The movie, co-written and directed by Dee Rees, is a powerful and emotionally-compelling

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World War II Fans Will Like It!

Darkest Hour: The Right Man with the Right St...

Dec 28, 2017Comments off

This film covers the brief time interval between May 8th and June 4th, 1940, which may have been one of the most critical points in recent world history.  England is in dire straights.  Neville Chamberlain

7.5

AAW Performances by Margo Robbie and Allison Janney!

I, Tonya: Skating On Thin Ice!

Dec 27, 2017Comments off

I really enjoyed this film, which is an interesting character study of Tonya Harding and the unbelievably-stressful and abusive childhood from whence she came.  It has an excellent ensemble cast, especially Margot Robbie and Allison

7.5

More of the Same!

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi: “...

Dec 26, 2017Comments off

This film starts where “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” leaves off.  If taken in isolation, I think it’s a very good Star Wars movie.  Unfortunately, I do not get the same thrill that

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A Creative Riff on "Beauty and the Beast"

The Shape of Water: Goes Below the Surface!

Dec 22, 2017Comments off

This film is an unusual and creative love story, of the “Beauty and the Beast” genre.  The Writer/Director, Guillermo Del Toro, has a terrific visual imagination, and his attention to detail serves him well. The