Mladen and Del review ‘Crawl’

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“Crawl” starring Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark. Directed by Alexandre Aja. 127 minutes. R rated. Mladen’ take The film “Crawl” is a model of efficiency and efficacy. In the first, oh, 10 minutes, the audience is introduced to the… READ MORE

This is the Fourth of July I remember

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This is the Fourth of July I remember. It is the sepia-toned America of my youth – large cars with tailfins, puffy thunderstorms over Crestview and foil peeled off a Salisbury steak TV dinner. Television stations start their morning broadcast… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘Assimilate’

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“Assimilate” Starring Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy and Andi Matichak. Directed by John Murlowski. 1 hour, 33 minutes. Not rated. Del’s take It was a tweet that led me to the Refinery 29 list of 130 best new movies on Netflix,… READ MORE

Mladen and Del review ‘John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum’

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“John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum” Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, and Asia Kate Dillion. Directed by Chad Stahelski. 130 minutes. Rated R. Mladen’s take John Wick and I are a lot alike, if the essence… READ MORE

Del and Mladen review ‘Fast Color’

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“Fast Color” Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Christopher Denham, Lorraine Toussaint and Sanniya Sidney. Directed by Julia Hart. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. Hulu. Del’s take “Fast Color” is pitched as a superhero movie but it is unlike any superhero movie you’ve ever… READ MORE

I visited the mall the other day. It was sad

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I visited Santa Rosa Mall the other day. It was sad. Sears was shuttered. I almost never shopped there unless I needed a belt. Sears always had a large selection of belts for guys with beer guts like yours truly…. READ MORE

Del and Mladen review ‘Instant Family’

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“Instant Family” Starring Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Merced, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro and others. Directed by Sean Anders. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. Amazon Prime. Del’s take I don’t care if it’s a gigantic, snot-nosed, scabby kneed, teen-angsty ball of… READ MORE

Del and Mladen review ‘Prospect’

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“Prospect” Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jay Duplass, Pedro Pascal and others. Directed by Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl. 100 minutes. Rated R. Netflix. Del’s take I’m always a little nervous when Mladen chooses the movie to be reviewed. There’s no telling… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘Your Son’

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“Your Son” (“Tu Hijo”) starring Jose Coronado, Ana Wagener, Asia Ortego. Directed by Miguel Angel Vivas. 103 minutes. Rated TV-MA. Del’s take It isn’t often a movie pisses me off. I hated “Natural Born Killers” so intensely I wrote a… READ MORE

Del reviews ‘Haunting on Fraternity Row’

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“Haunting on Fraternity Row” starring Jacob Artist, Jayson Blair and Shanley Caswell. Directed by Brant Sersen. 99 minutes. Rated TV-MA. Del’s take There’s no explaining my Netflix whims, but they have introduced me to surprisingly good films (“Troll Hunter, “Birdbox”)… READ MORE