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“The 12th Man” Starring Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus and others. Directed by Harald Zwart. 135 minutes. Unrated. Hulu. Del’s take To describe a movie as “interesting” is to suggest it is not inspiring or intriguing or epic… READ MORE
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“A Quiet Place” Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. Directed by John Krasinski. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take “A Quiet Place” is relentlessly tense. To be honest, I was relieved when the movie ended because… READ MORE
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“Pacific Rim: Uprising” Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Cailee Spaeny. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. 111 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take I had great hopes for the original “Pacific Rim” and came away greatly disappointed, so my expectations of… READ MORE
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“Call Me By Your Name” Starring Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. 2 hours, 12 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take You’re lying on the beach. It is the first warm day of spring. You… READ MORE
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“The Open House” Starring Dylan Minnette, Piercey Dalton and Sharif Atkins. Directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. 94 minutes. Rating not listed. Del’s take “The Open House” was pitched as a horror movie and I watched it because Netflix… READ MORE
For me, a compelling instrument of any science fiction movie that involves spaceships arriving at strange places is the landing sequence. Such sequences offer a potential for high drama and rising tension that galvanize all the story elements to follow…. READ MORE
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“Geostorm” Starring Gerald Butler as Jake Lawson, Jim Sturgess as Max Lawson, Abbie Cornish as Sarah Wilson, Talitha Eliana Bateman as Hannah Lawson, Alexandra Maria Lara as Ute Fassbinder, and others. Directed by Dean Devlin. PG-13. 109 minutes. Streaming on… READ MORE
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“Happy Death Day” Starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken and Laura Clifton. Directed by Christopher Landon. 96 minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take I’m not going to say it … I’m not going to say it. … Oh… READ MORE
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“Mindhunter” Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Hannah Gross and Anna Torv. Creator Joe Penhall. 10 one-hour episodes. Rated TV-MA. Netflix Del’s take Stephen King gave “Mindhunter” his seal of approval and Entertainment Weekly graded it at A-. Me? I’m not… READ MORE
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“Blade Runner 2049” Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright and Sylvia Hoeks. Directed by Dennis Villeneuve. 2 hours, 44 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take As I purchased my ticket for “Blade Runner 2049” the ticket taker said, “It’s entirely… READ MORE