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Tag: Sony Pictures Classics

  • Movie Review ~ The Duke

    Movie Review ~ The Duke

    The Facts: Synopsis: In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.Stars: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew GoodeDirector: Roger MichellRated: RRunning Length: 96 minutesTMMM Score: (2/10)Review:  I know you’ve been wondering, so I’m going to break the

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  • Movie Review ~ Parallel Mothers

    Movie Review ~ Parallel Mothers

    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. Stars: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano Director: Pedro Almodóvar Rated: R Running Length:

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Mute Witness (1995)

    31 Days to Scare ~ Mute Witness (1995)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A mute makeup artist working on a slasher film in Moscow is locked in the studio after hours. Witnessing a brutal murder, she must escape capture before convincing authorities of what she’s seen. Stars: Marina Zudina, Fay Ripley, Evan Richards, Igor Volkov, Sergei Karlenkov, Alec Guinness, Aleksandr Pyatkov Director: Anthony Waller Rated:

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  • Movie Review ~ I Carry You With Me

    The Facts: Synopsis: Ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate in Mexico and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same. Stars: Armando Espitia, Christian Vázquez, Michelle Rodríguez, Ángeles Cruz, Arcelia Ramírez, Michelle González Director: Heidi Ewing Rated: R Running Length: 111 minutes TMMM

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  • Movie Review ~ 12 Mighty Orphans

    The Facts: Synopsis: Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way. Stars: Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Jake Austin Walker, Jacob Lofland, Levi Dylan, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen Director:

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  • Movie Review ~ The Father

    The Facts: Synopsis: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality. Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Ayesha

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  • Movie Review ~ French Exit

    The Facts: Synopsis: An aging Manhattan socialite living on what’s barely left of her inheritance moves to a small apartment in Paris with her son and cat. Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots, Danielle Macdonald Director: Azazel Jacobs Rated: R Running Length: 110 minutes TMMM Score: (6/10) Review: 

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  • Movie Review ~ The Truffle Hunters

    The Facts: Synopsis: In the secret forests of Northern Italy, a dwindling group of joyful old men and their faithful dogs search for the world’s most expensive ingredient, the white Alba truffle. Their stories form a real-life fairy tale that celebrates human passion in a fragile land that seems forgotten in time. Director: Michael Dweck,

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  • Movie Review ~ Frankie

    The Facts: Synopsis: Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces. Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Marisa Tomei, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson, Pascal Greggory, Jérémie Renier Director: Ira Sachs Rated: PG-13 Running

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  • Movie Review ~ Where’s My Roy Cohn?

    The Facts: Synopsis: Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues – from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. Stars: Ken Auletta, Roy M. Cohn, Joseph McCarthy, Roger Stone, Liz Smith Director: Matt Tyrnauer Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 97 minutes TMMM Score: (7/10) Review:  After

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