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Movie Review: The Teachers’ Lounge

February 8, 2024 Chris Williams Comments Off

The Teachers’ Lounge suggests that teaching would be a noble and fulfilling profession, if not for all the students, their parents and fellow faculty. The German film – a nominee for Best International Film at

Movie Review: Hundreds of Beavers

February 7, 2024 Chris Williams Comments Off

Hundreds of Beavers might be the best live-action Looney Tune never made. An irreverent, inventive and endlessly creative bit of slapstick, director Mike Cheslik’s no-budget indie is one of the funniest films in a long

Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa and John Cena in'Argylle'

Movie Review: Argylle

January 31, 2024 Chris Williams Comments Off

Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle is so in love with twists that I’m surprised there isn’t a promotional tie-in with Auntie Anne’s pretzels. Trying to follow its story as it weaves through its reveals and double-crosses is

Podcast: Retro Late Fee – “She’s All That”

January 30, 2024 Dan Murphy Comments Off

She’s All That is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove. It stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, and Paul Walker. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Zack

‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ releases new trailer

January 29, 2024 Chris Williams Comments Off

I’ve said this elsewhere, but I’ll say it again: Every time they make a Ghostbusters sequel, it’s like Lucy holding a football, and I’m Charlie Brown. Way back when I was a 10-year-old tyke, I

Movie Review: The Zone of Interest

January 25, 2024 Chris Williams Comments Off

Roger Ebert famously said that movies were machines that generated empathy. Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest feels like the exception to that rule. It’s a movie that spends its entire runtime watching a family

Movie Review: The Beekeeper

January 11, 2024 Chris Williams Comments Off

On my way out of the screening for The Beekeeper, I stopped to give a studio rep my initial thoughts on the new Jason Statham film. “It’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen,” I said.