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Wonder Wheel **** (2017, Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Jim Belushi, Juno Temple) – Movie Review

Writer-director Woody Allen’s 2017 Wonder Wheel is a dark, bleak masterwork, a late gem from the troubled film-maker, in the vein of his Blue Jasmine. I think I counted one attempt at joke in the entire […]

Mar, 11

Baywatch * (2017, Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Alexandra Daddario) – Movie Review

Dwayne Johnson stars as hard-man lifeguard Mitch Buchannon, who clashes with brash, conceited new beach boy recruit Matt Brody (Zac Efron). But then together they uncover a criminal plot by drugs villainess Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra). Yes […]

May, 23

A Summer Place **** (1959, Troy Donahue, Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy, Beulah Bondi) – Classic Movie Review 3382

Fifties teen heartthrob Troy Donahue (aka Merle Johnson Jr) made his film début in Man Afraid (1957) and became a Warner Bros contract player with the stardom conferred on him here in A Summer Place, […]

Feb, 19

Fun in Acapulco ** (1963, Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Paul Lukas, Alejandro Rey, Elsa Cárdenas) – Classic Movie Review 2627

Director Richard Thorpe delivers a fair fun 1963 vehicle for Elvis Presley, who stars as Mike Windgren, a circus trapeze artist high-flyer with a fear of heights. So, with the help of little boy Raoul […]

Jun, 22

The To Do List ** (2013, Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader, Alia Shawkat, Rachel Bilson, Sarah Steele, Andy Samberg, Scott Porter, Christopher Mintz-Plasse) – Movie Review

Aubrey Plaza stars as sexually inexperienced Brandy Klark, who makes a list of sex things to accomplish before she goes to college. Alia Shawkat, Rachel Bilson and Sarah Steele are the other key players. Packed with […]

Oct, 07

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