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JASON BOURNE film review
– By Cate Marquis – Damon and director Greengrass return to re-energize series with JASON BOURNE Matt Damon re-teams with director Paul Greengrass to revitalize the Bourne franchise with JASON BOURNE. Damon starred as amnesiac ex-CIA assassin Jason Bourne in the first three films and Greengrass directed the second and third films, but both…
CAFE SOCIETY film review
– By Cate Marquis – Woody Allen’s ‘Cafe Society’ is bittersweet romantic comedy set in Hollywood fantasy Dictionaries define “cafe society” as the world of socialites who regularly frequent fashionable cafes, nightclubs, resorts, and other fashionable spots. The term originated between 1935-1940, according to the Random House Dictionary, which puts it at the end of…
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – CAPTAIN FANTASTIC is fantastic Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 stars CAPTAIN FANTASTIC may sound like the title of comic book movie but this warm, thoughtful film centers on a different kind of hero, a father who has devoted his life to his children. He is a fantastic father,…
STAR TREK BEYOND film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – STAR TREK BEYOND delivers on fan-pleasing banter but story is underwhelming Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars “Star Trek: Beyond” offers fans a nice new adventure, with the same terrific cast as the last two. The new film continues Joss Wheedon’s well-crafted reboot of the Star Trek series…
THE INFILTRATOR film review by Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – The Infiltrator: Compelling production in fact-based drama about 1980s drug wars; another fine showcase role for Bryan Cranston Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars (R) Bryan Cranston stars as an undercover US Customs agent, trying to break up, or at least dent, the rampant drug trade of the…
GHOSTBUSTERS film review by Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – Ghostbusters: Updated remake honors the original, though overall quality more closely resembles the sequel Rating: 2 1/2 out of 5 stars (PG-13) All you sexists posing as purists who railed at the idea of the guys in the first crew being replaced by women were dead wrong. This updated…
GHOSTBUSTERS film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – Who ya gonna call? It’s still GHOSTBUSTERS GHOSTBUSTERS is that rarest thing – a remake that is as much fun as the original (some would say more) that also honors the memorable original. Take that, internet grumblers! Fans who were worried about this remake can relax – the results…
THE INNOCENTS film review
– By Cate Marquis – Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The French drama THE INNOCENTS takes place shortly after World War II in Poland, a story involving the war’s devastation and aftermath, the occupying Russian forces who drove out the Germans, and some cloistered Catholic nuns. As such, it will inevitably draw comparison…
WIENER-DOG film review – Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – Don’t be fooled by the title. This is not a feel-good flick for kids or pet-lovers Rating: 2½ out of 5 stars; (R) What’s more important than the Disneyesque title is knowing it comes from writer-director Todd Solondz, whose movies are mainly character-driven dramas with content likely to inversely…
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS film review
– By Cate Marquis – THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS delivers less than trailer promises The animated “The Secret Life of Pets” is one of those kids’ films that promises more than it delivers. The animated comedy from the studio that brought us “The Minions” is unlikely to knock “Zootopia” off its perch as…