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‘Martha’ Review: Martha Stewart Unplugged In Candid And Surprising Tell-All Netflix Documentary
When I set out to see R.J. Cutler’s new documentary, Martha, quite frankly I wasn’t focusing on it other than just another screening I had, and that it would be all about Martha Stewart. So I expected it would be mostly gardening, cooking and setting the perfect dinner-party table.
Boy was I ever…
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Raj Kapoor And Katy Mullan Return As Oscars Show Producers; Hamish Hamilton Back As Director
Well, this was no surprise.
As I predicted in my column a couple of weeks ago on the search for a host for the 97th annual Academy Awards, the producing team from the 96th Oscars will be back for the 2025 ceremony.
Live television event producer…
‘Juror #2’ Review: If This Riveting Courtroom Drama Becomes Clint Eastwood’s Final Film Then He Is Finishing On Top – AFI Fest
Clint Eastwood’s 42nd and possibly last film as director (hope not), Juror #2, also happens to be his best since American Sniper. At 94, this remarkable filmmaker not only still has it, he actually has it in spades over some half his age.
Delivering a…
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Review: The Return Of Nick Park’s Toon Buddy Movie Pair Is Cause For Celebration – AFI Fest
It has been 19 long years between the first Wallace & Gromit feature in 2005 and now the second in 2024, but it is an understatement to say it was well worth the wait. Nick Park’s and Aardman’s delightful buddy movie, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is…
‘Here’ Review: ‘Forrest Gump’ Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Reunites With Tom Hanks & Robin Wright For Complex Family Story Stuck Somewhere In Time – AFI Fest
Robert Zemeckis clearly has a thing for time — past, present and Back to the Future. With a filmography that also includes films like The Polar Express and especially his Oscar-winning Best Picture Forrest Gump, the director loves mixing the newest…
‘Your Monster’ Review: Melissa Barrera Finds Musical Ways To Scream Her Rage With Help From A Beastly Tommy Dewey
Just as its female lead is letting her inner rage come bubbling to the surface, the movie Your Monster, about this young woman, is also crying out from the inside to become a full-blown Broadway musical and not just the cult midnight movie it inevitably will…
‘Don’t Move’ Review: Sam Raimi Produces Modest But Effective Netflix ‘Psycho’-Style Thriller With Finn Wittrock Terrorizing Kelsey Asbille
There is no question when it comes to horror and hardcore suspense thrillers that Sam Raimi knows the territory very well, so we are in good hands when we see his name attached, even if it is only as a producer this time and not as director. This is similar…
‘Music By John Williams’ Review: The Legendary Film Composer May Be The GOAT And This Compelling Docu Confirms It – AFI Fest
The AFI Fest opened Wednesday night back at its home, the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and runs through Sunday, highlighted by world premieres of awaited new films from past American Film Institute Life Achievement Award honorees including Tom Hanks with his new film, Here, on Friday, and Clint Eastwood…
Academy Names Jennifer Fox Producer Of Governors Awards For Sixth Time
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is keeping it all in the family as it has just named Jennifer Fox as producer of the 15th Governors Awards ceremony that will take place November 17, 2024 in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation…
‘Brothers’ Review: Josh Brolin And Peter Dinklage Play Fraternal Twins (!) In Raucous And Hilarious Action Comedy
Amazon Prime has lately shown a penchant for the kind of wacky action comedies studios aren’t flooding theatres with like they used to do. With films by Peter Farrelly, Paul Feig and others, the genre is alive and well in Culver City, and its acquisition of P…
‘Goodrich’ Review: Michael Keaton In Top Form As An Absent Dad Trying To Change In Heartfelt, Funny And Sweet Dramedy
These days, every time I see a relatable, character-driven comedy about actual human beings I think, “Wow they sure don’t make ’em like this anymore.” It is like a shock to the system that someone managed to get one made and released. It makes me sad since…
‘Smile 2’ Review: An Intense Naomi Scott Takes On Sequel To 2022 Horror Hit That Just Feels Like More Of The Same
Whenever you have an original breakout hit in the horror genre it generally means you can expect at least about eight sequels cashing in on the concept. The latest to spawn a hoped-for franchise is writer-director Finn Parker’s follow-up to his smash 2022…
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