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September 5

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The Fall Guy

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Carry-On
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A Complete Unknown

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“A good song doesn’t need gimmicks,” folk legend Pete Seeger tells the emerging voice of his generation, Bob Dylan, who would go on to articulate the turbulent times through verse.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Homestead
 
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Moana 2

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I'll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.




 
Wicked
 
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Part 1 of the musical prequel to L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz explores the backstory between Glinda, the good witch and her classmate Elphaba who would turn to the dark side and become the Wicked Witch of the West.
  
Precisely how much you like this one depends heavily on whether you’re a fan of the popular musical. I didn’t love it, but the opening box-office said otherwise.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Gladiator II
 
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Though ostensibly an extension of Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic — here with Maximus' son Lucius headlining at the Colosseum — the diabolically delicious Denzel Washington steals the show.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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Not the yuk-fest it purports to be but solid holiday fare in which the town Karens get as lesson from the town waifs as to the real Christmas story: He came for all of them.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Red One
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Send them back! Send them back!
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
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A Real Pain
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You know who had an ark? Noah.

I suppose Jesse Eisenberg and company represent the next generation of filmmakers which explains the industry’s squeeing over this one. Me, not so much.
  
Essentially, cousins (Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin) embark on a holocaust tour and side trip to their ancestral village. Regrettably, no character arcs whatsoever ensue.

I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Elton John: Never Too Late
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He's still standing.
   Yea.
   Yea.
   Yea.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Juror #2
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The Wild Robot
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Meh.
  
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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
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Though there have been several Wallace & Gromit adventures over the past three decades, only this newest offering from Nick Park meets the high bar set by 1993’s The Wrong Trousers. Perhaps that’s because our favorite wordless rogue Feathers McGraw returns.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary
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Saturday Night
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Not the film I would have made.
  
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Hit Man
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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The Union
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Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
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Am I Racist?
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Conservative gadfly Matt Walsh channels Borat to hoist race hustlers on their own petard.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




 
Jackpot!
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Thelma
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
  



Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



The Pez Outlaw

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I’ll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.
 



The Saint of Second Chances

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I liked it but took personal offense at the mischaracterization of the “disco sucks” movement as being racist and homophobic. I was there at a time when what we call classic rock was at its apex; what we resented was the popularity of the Bee Gees and culture of leisure suits displacing Bad Company and Pink Floyd on our FM waves.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

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There’s no shame in this one not coming anywhere near bottling the magic of the 1984 original, neither did the second one or the third one.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.




Space Cadet

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Robot Dreams

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Apocalypse Clown

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I’ll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.



Jim Henson Idea Man

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 




In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

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I’ll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.
 




Summer Camp
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A pleasant film for a generally underserved demographic.
     
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.





Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
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I’ll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.




The Greatest Night in Pop
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Franklin

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Unfrosted

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Invaders from Proxima B

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I’ll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.
 


Civil War

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Hundreds of Beavers
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The Revenant (alt link) meets Looney Tunes.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



18 1/2
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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



American Dreamer
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I’ll be talking about this one in detail on KROC radio.
 


    
Food, Inc. 2
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Original was in 2008.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



The Neon Highway

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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Remembering Gene Wilder
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Remembering Gene Wilder is precisely what a biographical documentary should be: take a beloved cinematic icon and go about reinforcing why he is and remains that.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Hollywood Takeover
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Hollywood Takeover makes the case that China has an outsized influence on our movie content. What is blurred, however, is the line between innocuous cultural accommodations to tap into their potential 1.4 billion moviegoers (the “business” part of show business) and complicity in spreading their propaganda.

I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Bob Marley: One Love
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Catnip for Bob Marley fans and an inspired opportunity to introduce a generation of those unfamiliar with the man whose authentic message of unity popularized a genre.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Cabrini
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Angel Studios continues to prove to traditional studios that there are audiences for decent content with this dignified and engaging telling of one of the 20th Century’s most remarkable women who inspired Mother Teresa and will inspire moviegoers.
  
I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
 



Restore Point
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Have you backed up today? I’ll tell you why you should and all about this intriguing dobre Czech sci-fi thriller on KROC radio.
 



The Anne Frank Museum
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I talked about this one in detail on KROC.
  
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