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Latest Reviews
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Sneak Preview
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Before watching the unusual documentary Songwriter, I knew very little about Ed Sheeran. Now I am an avid fan! Maybe it’s because one of my granddaughters is a singer/songwriter too -- and yet I’ve never had the pleasure of being present during one of her songwriting sessions....
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The Meg is the most exciting movie of the summer! It out-jaws Jaws and makes Sharknado look like a minnow. Thrills, laughs, scares, and frights are on the menu, so to speak. But what is really on the menu? Jason Statham and his crew of scientists and sea farers...
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Spike Lee follows up his keenly poignant comedy/drama/musical Chi-Raq with BlacKkKlansman, another film that shares the same frustratingly uneven tone and disjointed structure yet always manages to slap its intended target squarely upside the head. And that target is you and me.
As with 2015’s&n...
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For me, Like Father brought back some old unhappy feelings. I met my biological father when I was 12 years old. He then went away again and didn’t come back into my life until I was an adult. So I empathized with Rachel, the character played by Kristen Bell in this...
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Latest Features
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In memory of our dear friend and great entertainer George Bettinger, who passed away on August 3, Movie Addict Headquarters is now airing “Top Film Comedians” as an On Demand episode. Although George was a frequent guest on our show, this is one of his favorites. He joins comedy experts...
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Below are more soundtrack reviews of recent and archival releases.
Big Wednesday (Basil Poledouris, 1978) **** I may have underestimated Big Wednesday. The debut of composer Basil Poledouris carries all sorts of hidden benefits. There’s folksy guitar, a swelling...
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Grab-Bag Review
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A young girl who becomes pregnant while not married and not yet seventeen faces a dilemma. One needn’t stretch the imagination to list the ramifications of such a predicament. Having to let her parents in on the little secret...
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