Tag: Amazon Studios
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Review: The Glorias, A Call to Spy, The Boys in the Band, and Emily in Paris
Lots to review this week: The Glorias brings Gloria Steinem’s stories to the screen. A Call to Spy tells an important story that deserves a better platform. The Boys in the Band brings a probably outdated play to the screen but doesn’t take advantage of the increased flexibility. Emily in Paris is an escapist dream…
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Review: Bill and Ted Face the Music, Get Duked!, and You Cannot Kill David Arquette
We’re watching two blasts from the past and one… something or another this week with “Bill and Ted Face the Music” “Get Duked” and “You Cannot Kill David Arquette”
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Review: Chemical Hearts, Tesla, and Boys State
Lots of streaming from home options this week with “Chemical Hearts” “Tesla” and “Boys State”. Unfortunately “Chemical Hearts” lacks heart – it’s like an AI wrote a script of what it thought would be marketable to teens. Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams star. “Tesla” is an uninspired portrait of an inspiring figure. Ethan Hawke provides…
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Review: The Rental and Radioactive
Dave Franco’s directorial debut “The Rental” probably isn’t worth the price of a rental, and the Amazon Studios Marie Curie biopic “Radioactive” may cause fallout. More about The Rental: Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory…
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Review: Artemis Fowl, 7500, and Babyteeth
“Artemis Fowl” is foul, “7500” is stuck in the past, and “Babyteeth” will rattle you. Considering the amount of talent in “Artemis Fowl” on Disney +, the decent source material, and the big budget, it’s kind of amazing how badly they botched it up. Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Tamara…
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REVIEW: “JUST MERCY” “13TH” “THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON” & “I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO”
Free films to stream right now to help you understand #BlackLivesMatter Please protest (wear a mask), register to vote, affect change. Register to vote at vote.gov.
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Review: The High Note, The Vast of Night, and The Great
Streaming reviews this week with “The High Note” “The Vast of Night” and “The Great.” While “The High Note” is a little more middling than a high, it is still a safe feel good movie (that I wish focused more on the career dilemmas it tackled than romance). Tracee Ellis Ross, Dakota Johnson, Ice…
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Review: Capone, Upload, and Solar Opposites
Up for review this week are: an incoherent “Capone” biopic, a timely digital concept with “Upload”, and hilariously vulgar aliens in “Solar Opposites.” “Capone” squanders the talents of Tom Hardy with a biopic as incoherent as the subject at the end of his life. Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Noel Fisher, Kyle McLachlan, and Jack Lowden…
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Review: My Spy, Extraction, and The Midnight Gospel
Another week of quarantine so another week of streaming options, lots of unlikely team ups in “My Spy” and “Extraction” and some mindless fun with “The Midnight Gospel” and “Too Hot to Handle” on Netflix. You don’t have to be a government operative to see that not having to pay movie theater prices for “My…
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Review: Trolls World Tour, Tigertail, Selah and the Spades, and The Other Lamb
The most ambitious quarantine review yet, with 4 different options to watch from home: “Trolls World Tour” “Tigertail” “Selah and the Spades” and “The Other Lamb” – too bad none of them are exceptional. “Trolls World Tour” is a glorified technicolor animated music video with a lot of famous voices. Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel…