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Tag: Penélope Cruz

The Hi-Lo Country Blu-ray Review: Range of Emotion

Shelf WorthyPhysical Media Review The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Blu-ray · Kino Lorber Shelf Worthy In Brief Stephen Frears saddles up for the Western Sam Peckinpah spent years trying to make, with Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette and Penélope Cruz caught between friendship, cattle and bad decisions. Kino brings the film to U.S. Blu-ray with…
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October 26, 2026
The Invite (2026) Review: The Couple We Never Believed

Movie Review The Invite (2026) 6/10 TLDR Olivia Wilde crafts an elegant, sharply acted dinner-party comedy that looks terrific and features sensational work from Penélope Cruz. Unfortunately, the marriage at its center never feels compelling enough to support the emotional weight the screenplay asks us to invest. The Facts Synopsis: Joe and Angela’s marriage is…
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July 1, 2026
Movie Review ~ Parallel Mothers

Movie Review Parallel Mothers 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened. Director: Pedro Almodóvar Stars: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta…
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January 21, 2022
Movie Review ~ The 355

Movie Review The 355 3/10 The Facts Synopsis: When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who’s tracking their every move. Director: Simon Kinberg Stars: Jessica Chastain, Lupita…
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January 6, 2022