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• “Mary Poppins Returns” and we Love it

  By Josh Lasser on March 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  What is an unnecessary sequel? Correctly defined, it is a movie which doesn’t add to the legacy of the original (or any follow-ups).  It is a movie that isn’t particularly good and won’t be remembered all that well. If there… Read More ›

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• Movie Review: “Wonder Park”

  By Josh Lasser on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The best theme parks are truly magical places.  They are these locales of wonder and excitement where anything and everything can happen.  They are scary and fun and enchanting and eye-opening.  They are places to wander by yourself and to… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Yardie”

  By Josh Lasser on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A description of Idris Elba’s first directorial effort, “Yardie,” would make the movie sound as though it is something with real weight to it.  It isn’t.  It is a movie which meanders, never quite at ease with where it is… Read More ›

• “The Ox-Bow Incident” is Still Relevant Today

  By Josh Lasser on March 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    It is often said that the best movies stand the test of time.  I don’t know if I would qualify “The Ox-Bow Incident” as one of the best movies ever made, but I do know that it can still… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Apollo 11”

  By Josh Lasser on March 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  However it may play on the small screen, or even smaller big screens, in IMAX, “Apollo 11” is a powerful piece of filmmaking.  The documentary, as its name implies, focuses on the Apollo 11 trip to the moon in July… Read More ›

• Falling in Love with “Instant Family”

  By Josh Lasser on March 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Somehow, probably because it’s a busy time of year, I didn’t get to see “Instant Family” when it came out in late 2018.  Boy did I miss out, and, if you didn’t see it, you did too.  This is a… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Greta” (2019)

  By Josh Lasser on February 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There are moments in the new film, “Greta,” that are entrancingly artful.  The opening credits play over the wonderful “Where are You,” and as they roll, the audience watches a young woman pick up a purse that has been left… Read More ›

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