#‘The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola Offers a ‘Godfather III’ Re-Cut You Can’t Refuse

#‘The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola Offers a ‘Godfather III’ Re-Cut You Can’t Refuse

“#‘The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola Offers a ‘Godfather III’ Re-Cut You Can’t Refuse” When it comes to Francis Ford Coppola‘s Godfather trilogy, everyone seems to be in agreement: the first two movies are full-blown masterpieces, and the less said about the third film the better. We shouldn’t cry too…

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#Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy is actually OK

#Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy is actually OK

“#Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy is actually OK” Melissa McCarthy fans walk a hard and unpredictable road. They enter movie theaters wearing their “Gilmore Girls” sweaters, ready to laugh and love their favorite preternaturally gifted comedic actress. And then they generally leave wondering what went wrong. Again. You see, for every “Bridesmaids” or “Can You Ever…

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#Another Bad McCarthy/Falcone Film – /Film

#Another Bad McCarthy/Falcone Film – /Film

“#Another Bad McCarthy/Falcone Film – /Film” The first thing you should know about the new film Superintelligence is that it’s being distributed by the WarnerMedia empire. Second, you should know that WarnerMedia does not have ownership in The Late Late Show with James Corden, though the very existence of Superintelligence would seem to imply otherwise….

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#’The Croods: A New Age’ review: Overstuffed sequel has heart

#’The Croods: A New Age’ review: Overstuffed sequel has heart

“#’The Croods: A New Age’ review: Overstuffed sequel has heart” Croo-oods! Meet the Croo-oods! They’re a modern Pleistocene era family! That was the gist of 2013’s “The Croods,” a DreamWorks animated film about a prehistoric household, that dug up the formula once embraced by 1960s shows such as “The Flintstones,” “The Jetsons” and “The Munsters”…

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#Kurt Russell’s Santa sequel is a jumble

#Kurt Russell’s Santa sequel is a jumble

“#Kurt Russell’s Santa sequel is a jumble” Back in 1990, Chris Columbus directed what is arguably America’s favorite non-animated Christmas movie: “Home Alone.” In 2020, he returns to helm America’s 479th favorite Christmas movie: “Christmas Chronicles 2,” which is sadly more in line with his less celebrated films, such as “Percy Jackson & the Olympians:…

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#Star-studded cast comes ‘out’ for the holidays

#Star-studded cast comes ‘out’ for the holidays

“#Star-studded cast comes ‘out’ for the holidays” This is the year TV finally made the Yuletide gay: Along with this sparkly rom-com from Hulu, Hallmark and Lifetime are debuting same-sex holiday flicks. But “Happiest Season” (available to stream starting Nov. 25) boasts the highest-wattage cast by far, with Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis starring as…

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#Not Worth Your Health – /Film

#Not Worth Your Health – /Film

“#Not Worth Your Health – /Film” 2020 has been a year of incalculable oddities, and somewhere fairly high up on the list has to be the very existence of The Croods: A New Age. It’s been nearly eight years since the arrival of the first Croods film, which made a decent enough splash at the…

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#Chadwick Boseman soars in final film

#Chadwick Boseman soars in final film

“#Chadwick Boseman soars in final film” Watching Chadwick Boseman in his final movie, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” is pure heartbreak. The mind hops between wonderment at a sterling performance that switches from mischief to despair with balletic grace, to paralyzing depression knowing this is the last time we’ll see this talent in action. Boseman, also…

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#Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen are Great – /Film

#Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen are Great – /Film

“#Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen are Great – /Film” Sarah Paulson gives new meaning to the overprotective mother in Run, the latest from Searching director Aneesh Chaganty. In a thriller that seems at least partially inspired by the true story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Paulson plays Diane, a smothery mom from hell – a woman who…

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