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Unplanned (2019)

Unplanned plays like an impassioned jeremiad, feverishly pitched toward the contented faces in the choir.  

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Cinemavino — Episode 19: Last Name Redacted

On this week’s Cinemavino, we talk about songs that reshape the way we view a movie, and the movies that reshape the way we listen to certain songs.  

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Hellboy (2019)

In musical parlance, this Hellboy reboot borrows the power chords of its predecessors without understanding the melody that made them special in the first place

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Cinemavino — Episode 18: Vivian vs. Vivian

For this episode, we discuss different takes on the same role.

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Pet Semetary
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Pet Sematary (2019)
Two and Half Stars

Pet Sematary continues the proud Stephen King tradition of transforming the idyllic Maine countryside into a hollow Transylvanian soundstage of smoke machines and howling wolves.

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Shazam!
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Shazam! (2019)

Freewheeling and fun, Shazam! is a game-changer for the DC franchise.

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Gloria Bell (2019)

Gloria Bell doesn’t feel so much like a straightforward narrative as it does a tattered patchwork.

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The Best and Worst of Bond, Part 2

[su_dropcap size=”5″]W[/su_dropcap]ell, we’ve arrived at the cream in the coffee:  My personal favorite of the…

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Battlefield Earth (2000)
Five Stars

[su_dropcap]B[/su_dropcap]attlefield Earth plays like cinematic poetry, with its brilliantly-staged action scenes pounding along in a…

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The Best and Worst of Bond, Part 1

[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he old saying tells us that “even bad pizza is still pretty good.”  I don’t…

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