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“The Nest” Movie Review by Josh Davis
“The Nest” Movie Review by Josh Davis

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November 29, 2020 6:26 am |

Every now and then a film comes along that’s acted, shot and directed beautifully, but is such a chore to watch that it can leave some moviegoers wondering, “what was the point?” “The Nest,” from writer/director Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) is such a film.  Starring Jude Law (“The New Pope,” Captain Marvel,”) and Carrie Coon (“The Sinner,” Proxima Midnight...
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“On the Rocks” Apple Original Film Review by Josh Davis
“On the Rocks” Apple Original Film Review by Josh Davis

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October 31, 2020 12:20 pm |

Writer/Director Sofia Coppola knows how to capture a city on celluloid.  In “Lost in Translation” (starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson), Coppola showed the essence of Tokyo, as seen through the eyes of two disillusioned Americans.  With “On the Rocks,” Coppola re-teams with Murray, this time starring alongside Rashida Jones (“Parks and Recreation”) and the...
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“American Utopia” Movie Review by Josh Davis
“American Utopia” Movie Review by Josh Davis

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October 31, 2020 10:51 am |

At the start of “Stop Making Sense,” Jonathan Demme’s seminal 1984 concert film, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne walks onto a bare stage with only a boombox and a guitar, and rips into the song “Pyscho Killer.”  Byrne was just 32 at the time and Demme was still a few years away from directing powerful...
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“The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Movie Review by Steven Redgrave
“The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Movie Review by Steven Redgrave

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October 25, 2020 12:14 pm |

Set in Autumn of 1973, The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw depicts a small village of Irish immigrants settled in North America for nearly a century, still clinging to their old ways of life and beliefs. Science and technology has remained absent from the community despite the advances throughout the world. For nearly 17 years, the...
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