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Oct 6 |
MOVIE REVIEWS |
Eddie Pasa |
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As we grow older, we find more and more that consumer products – especially music and film – aren’t marketed or made for us. Your chances of finding youth-oriented comedies in theaters are much greater than...
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Sep 26 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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Abominable, the latest offering from DreamWorks Animation, has a lot going on in its 97 minutes. It also requires you to sit through every one of those 97 minutes due to photos included in the end credits. Yet the film doesn’t...
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Sep 25 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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Here’s all you need to know about Judy: Renée Zellweger was born to play this role. A more powerhouse characterization of one of America’s most beloved entertainers, there was not. There will be times when your senses will...
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Sep 19 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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What Running With The Devil has working in its favor is a high-profile cast and its low-key, typical-everyday manner. But the film’s objectivity and matter-of-factness has the effect of making it come off dry and flavorless,...
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Sep 17 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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Most horror movies take long, circuitous routes setting up their characters so we can get to know them right before they’re brutally taken away from us. Almost all teen slasher films are guilty of this, from Halloween to Friday...
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Sep 13 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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(DC-area readers: this film will be playing at the Alamo Drafthouse at One Loudoun starting on October 2, 2019. Make every effort to see this during its engagement.) Every now and again, you run into a movie which reminds you...
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Sep 10 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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Hellmington – stylized as HELLmington in early press materials – is a mixed bag. By no means is one to expect a well-polished indie thriller, but one also doesn’t expect the gritty story out of a low-budget affair like...
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Aug 29 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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Full disclosure: I am the parent of a special needs child, so I view these kinds of movies with a little more of a critical eye than most. I hope you understand. Welcome to my second unstarred review, where a film does good work...
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Aug 22 |
MOVIE REVIEWS |
Eddie Pasa |
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There are several irregular elements which set Mike Gan’s Burn apart from your typical bottle-episode thriller, and special consideration must be given for them. We have the self-harming misfit, an inverted sexual assault, a...
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Aug 22 |
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Eddie Pasa |
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Everybody alive in the 1980s remembers the splashy impact of John DeLorean’s infamous stainless steel car in pop culture. From being regarded as a joke due to constant breakdowns to being given new life as the hero car of...
