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DINO MIGHT

A Review of “Jurassic World: Dominion”

Dinosaur movies, like superhero movies, are, for better or worse, a thing and have been since 1993, when Steven Spielberg let loose his “Jurassic Par...

Rick Douglas June 9, 2022

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THE RIGHT STUFF

A Review of “Top Gun: Maverick”

It begins with our hero pushing the envelope of aircraft technology, against all odds and the stern warnings of higher-ups.

Rick Douglas May 27, 2022

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FRENCH TWIST

A Review of “Downton Abbey: A New Era”

So, here we are again. A second film about the upstairs/downstairs saga of the Crawley family and their servants made famous in the original PBS serie...

Rick Douglas May 19, 2022

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UNHAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

A review of “Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness”

Director Sam Raimi is back after ten years away from the biz, bringing to the Marvel movie universe a thrilling and maybe a tad overwrought tale of su...

Rick Douglas May 5, 2022

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BLOOD AND VENGEANCE

A review of The Northman

After watching “The Walking Dead” for the past ten years, I thought I would be accepting of the many ways to dispatch a human being, undead or otherwi...

Rick Douglas April 22, 2022

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THIS SONIC IS SUPER

A review of "Sonic The Hedgehog 2”

This boldly imagined and over-stuffed sequel to the first Sonic movie begins on a misbegotten planet populated by mushrooms and a magnificently mustac...

Rick Douglas April 7, 2022

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

A review of “Morbius”

In the realm of movies made from Marvel properties, we’re looking at an increasingly empty barrel from which to draw blockbusters.

Rick Douglas March 31, 2022

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LOST AND FOUND

“The Lost City” Review

Back in 2015, Tom Cruise appeared in “Rogue Nation,” starring, among others, Rebecca Ferguson, who played a British spy working undercover to infiltra...

Rick Douglas March 24, 2022

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TRAVELS WITH LULU

“Dog” Review

I once had a sweet Golden Lab named Maggie. Or more accurately, my family had the dog, although whenever I was home from college or jobs beyond colleg...

Rick Douglas March 10, 2022

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DOUBLE CROSSES

“Uncharted” A Review

I am not a gamer, so the fact that “Uncharted” is based on a series of successful PlayStation videogames means nothing to me. And for that matter, I t...

Rick Douglas February 17, 2022

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NUTS AND DOLTS

“Jackass Forever” A Review

I admit at the outset that I have managed, without much effort, to avoid the frat-comedy, torture porn reality show “Jackass” in its every incarnation...

Rick Douglas February 10, 2022

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FREAKS AND GEEKS

“Nightmare Alley” Review

Guillermo Del Toro doesn’t shy away from the macabre in anything he does, which makes him one of the most interesting and courageous filmmakers workin...

Rick Douglas February 3, 2022

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