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Month: January 2017

“Hidden Figures” — A Crowd-Pleaser That’s Actually Pretty Good

“Hidden Figures” — A Crowd-Pleaser That’s Actually Pretty Good

January 31, 2017

  JANUARY 31, 2017 crowd-pleas·er noun noun: crowd-pleaser; plural noun: crowd-pleasers; noun: crowdpleaser; plural noun: crowdpleasers a person or thing with great popular appeal. Unless you’ve been living in an…

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Think It’s Bad Now?  Trump’s Just Getting Started

Think It’s Bad Now? Trump’s Just Getting Started

January 30, 2017

  JANUARY 30, 2017 Photo: Getty For the second weekend in a row, Americans poured out of their homes and into the streets to say “No!” to yet another action…

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Natalie Portman in “Jackie,” A Film That Has Balls of Steel

Natalie Portman in “Jackie,” A Film That Has Balls of Steel

January 25, 2017

  JANUARY 25, 2017 As Tuesday’s Academy Awards nominations demonstrated, there are a number of 2016 films that have definitely taken some chances.  Best Documentary nominee “O.J.: Made in America”…

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Shockers Abound in This Morning’s Academy Award Nominations, While “La La Land” Ties an Oscar Record

Shockers Abound in This Morning’s Academy Award Nominations, While “La La Land” Ties an Oscar Record

January 24, 2017

  JANUARY 24, 2017 Well, you can retire the hashtag #oscarssowhite, at least for this year. Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were revealed on Tuesday morning, and the…

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President Trump’s First Weekend — A World of “Alternative Facts”

President Trump’s First Weekend — A World of “Alternative Facts”

January 23, 2017

  JANUARY 23, 2017 Photo: AP Come on out from under the bed.  There’s nothing you can do about it.  Donald Trump is still President. It was quite a weekend…

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My Sure Thing (But Don’t Put Any Money On Them) Oscar Nomination Predictions

My Sure Thing (But Don’t Put Any Money On Them) Oscar Nomination Predictions

January 19, 2017

  JANUARY 19, 2017 With the Trump Show rolling into D.C. this weekend, the blogs will soon be clogging the internet with their takes on the Big Carnival.  What they…

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After Three Straight Hits, Director Ben Affleck Whiffs on His Fourth, “Live By Night”

After Three Straight Hits, Director Ben Affleck Whiffs on His Fourth, “Live By Night”

January 18, 2017

  JANUARY 18, 2017 There are some movie gangsters who get into the underworld for revenge.  Others do it so that they can make some quick easy money.  Still others…

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Trump Parades His Cabinet Nominees — [VOTE]  Which One’s The Worst?

Trump Parades His Cabinet Nominees — [VOTE] Which One’s The Worst?

January 17, 2017

JANUARY 17, 2016 Photo: Getty It was a lovely vacation. For the past two months, I’ve been in radio silence on this esteemed blog on the subject of one Donald…

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“La La Land” — Much Much Better the Second Time Around

“La La Land” — Much Much Better the Second Time Around

January 16, 2017

  JANUARY 16, 2017 OK, I’ve put it off long enough.  It’s finally time to review “La La Land.” I first saw the Oscar frontrunner several weeks ago, after hearing…

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Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” — Sincere, Heartfelt and Ponderous

Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” — Sincere, Heartfelt and Ponderous

January 10, 2017

  JANUARY 10, 2017 Over 25 years in the making, “Silence” is the long-gestating historical epic about loyalty and faith that has been a dream project of legendary director Martin…

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