Month: May 2016

WEINER film review

– By Cate Marquis – ‘Weiner’ documents politician’s comeback brought down by sexting scandal   “Weiner” is an involving political documentary about former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who represented New York’s district for seven terms until his career was ended in 2011 by a scandal, in which he was caught sexting and posting of suggestive…

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LOVE & FRIENDSHIP film review

– By Cate Marquis – ‘Love & Friendship’ is hilarious, brilliant adaptation of lesser-known Austen work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars   Film comedies packed witty, biting humor and whip-smart dialog are pretty rare these days. So “Love & Friendship,” director Whit Stillman’s screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s lesser-known early short novel “Lady Susan,”…

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ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS film review

– By Cate Marquis – ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ is more entertaining than first one but little Lewis Carroll remains   There is not much of Lewis Carroll’s classic book in the film that shares its name, but the fantasy adventure film “Alice Through the Looking Glass” is fun, and more entertaining than the…

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THE MEDDLER film review

– By Cate Marquis – ‘The Meddler” is more than comedy in warm portrait of meddling mother   “The Meddler” is writer/director Lorene Scafaria semi-biographical movie about her widowed mother, who moved across the country to build a new life around her grown daughter. The mother, played marvelously by Susan Sarandon, is indeed a meddler…

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THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY film review

– By Cate Marquis – Handsome, well-acted ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ explores untold true story of math genius   “The Man Who Knew Infinity” is a handsome, well-acted historical drama based on the unexpected true story of an India-born, self-taught mathematical genius. In 1913, the young genius was brought to England, by a mathematics…

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR film review

– By Cate Marquis – CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR launches summer blockbuster season strong   Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer blockbuster season by “Captain America: Civil War.” OK, just playing – “Captain America: Civil War” is no where near Shakespearean but the entertainment action film from Marvel/Disney is a comic…

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