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UNITED STATES─A classic novel has received another big screen adaption. I’m referring to the 1903 novel by Jack London “The Call of the Wild.” Look let me be crystal clear about this movie, while Harrison Ford is receiving top billing as the star of this movie, he’s not. The star of this movie is a dog, and that dog’s...

HOLLYWOOD—Many were wowed by the first adaptation of the 2011 film “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig. The success of that film would ultimately lead to the next chapter in the franchise, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web.” Hmm, how can I best say this, the Lisbeth Salander from the previous flick is...

HOLLYWOOD—If you want a movie with a story and a performance that pierces thru your heart and hurts to the core, look no further than “The Whale.” Out of all the movies I have seen this awards season, and I have seen plenty, “The Whale” is perhaps the one that stuck with me the most. It forces all sorts...

HOLLYWOOD—I’ve attempted to wrap my head around for YEARS just when actor Leonardo DiCaprio would finally get that shot at Oscar. I mean this guy has delivered riveting performance after performance in such flicks like “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” “Titanic,” “The Departed,” “Blood Diamond,” “Revolutionary Road” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” to say the least. His latest expeditionary flick...

HOLLYWOOD—It may have been a snowy weekend on the East Coast, but that still didn’t stop moviegoers from heading to the multiplex. In a slow weekend at the box-office, it was “The Revenant” that reigned supreme taking in over $16 million. After nearly 3 weeks in theaters, the Leonardo DiCaprio thriller has taken in over $120 million at the...

HOLLYWOOD—For the third consecutive weekend, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was victorious at the box-office maintaining the #1 spot bringing in another $68.4 million during the elongated New Year’s holiday weekend. The eighth installment in the franchise has since crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box-office. On a domestic scale, the film has earned over $500 million. While...

HOLLYWOOD—This was perhaps one of the top 5 flicks I was looking forward to in 2023, and gosh did it disappoint me, after nearly 16 years in the making. I am referring to Eli Roth’s fake trailer from the 2007 “Death Proof” oddly titled “Thanksgiving.” The trailer was so genius, so original, the thought of a horror film centered...

HOLLYWOOD—Gosh, it is so rare to see a sequel to a movie be more entertaining and satisfying than the original. Well, I can officially say, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is better than the original. I was weary about this one that starts off a bit slow, but after about 15 minutes in, things start to propel and...

HOLLYWOOD—Have you ever seen a good B-movie? Of course, you know what a B-movie is. It’s a flick that is not Oscar caliber, but so entertaining and somewhat silly that you find yourself so immersed in the narrative that nothing else matters. Look let me be clear the action-thriller “Breaking In” is not offering anything that we haven’t seen...

HOLLYWOOD—When “Wonder Woman” arrived to the big screen with Gal Gadot in the starring role a few years ago it was a spectacle. It was unlike anything that the comic book universe had seen before; a female superhero that was on the same playing field as the greats like Batman and Superman. It was an origin tale that had...