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SKYSCRAPER – review

The signature promotional image of “Skyscraper,” the latest Dwayne Johnson summer extravaganza, features the charismatic blockbuster star hanging from a soaring building…

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FAR FROM THE TREE – review

The acclaimed and award winning writer Andrew Solomon (perhaps best known for his groundbreaking study of depression, The Noonday Demon) authored the book…

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rampage – review

Dwayne Johnson finally gets a star to match his size if not charisma in the sometimes gloriously ludicrous “Rampage,” a…

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HOW IT ENDS – Review

The interminable slog of Netflix’s “How It Ends” had me thinking about endings in general. How it felt like the…

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MCQUEEN – Review

Your humble reviewer believes in full disclosure, so I must tell you I know nothing about fashion. Outside of what…

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UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB – Review

I’m torn: should I laugh or yell at the lousy anti-internet horror film “Unfriended: Dark Web?” Like its 2014 predecessor, “Unfriended: Dark Web” is a…

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THE EQUALIZER 2 – Review

Despite working in feature films for nearly 40 years, Denzel Washington has never until now appeared in a sequel to one of…

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MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN – Review

If you loved the first “Mamma Mia!” movie back in 2008, well, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” offers even…

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BLINDSPOTTING – Review

“Blindspotting” is the third 2018 film to use Oakland, California as the jumping off point for the types of cinematic…

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The Third Murder Movie – Review

It’s unexpected and wonderful to see Hirokazu Kore-edagoing through something of a career resurgence after winning the Palme d’Or for his…

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