All posts tagged "Dramedy"
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A LEGEND – Review
I’ve been such a huuuge Jackie Chan fan for so long I never pass up one of his...
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A REAL PAIN -Review
This weekend sees the release of a film that is an interesting variation on the “road” movies, and...
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“Reindeer Mafia” TV Series Review
The title of this Finnish crime dramedy series, “Reindeer Mafia (Poromafia),” is a bit misleading. It’s not a...
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MY OLD ASS – Review
As we enter into the Fall movie season, it’s time for an intimate lil’ “indie” that explores a...
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TREASURE – Review
Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry play a daughter and her Holocaust-survivor father, on a trip to his native...
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NEW STRAINS – Review
The low-key indie dramedy NEW STRAINS either succeeds or sucks, depending on what you’re seeking. For starters, do...
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JANET PLANET – Review
In JANET PLANET, Julianne Nicholson plays Janet, the warming, single mother “sun” around which her daughter, 11-year-old Lacy...
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SUNCOAST – Review
With 2024 only about six weeks old, filmgoers are getting a very interesting family comedy/drama that isn’t a...
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ROSE – Review
The subtitled Danish dramedy ROSE features an award-worthy performance from its star, elevating what could have been treacly...
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THE HOLDOVERS – Review
We just finished that spooky holiday and now we (mostly the retailers) are gearing up for the big...
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JULES – Review
A reclusive older man (Ben Kingsley), who has built his small-town daily routine around complaints about pedestrian safety...
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“Makari” Season 2 – TV Series Review
“Makari” Season 2 brings three more cozy light crime dramedies from this Italian TV series. It’s named after...
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THE MIRACLE CLUB – Review
Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates play longtime friends in ’60s Ballygar, Ireland hoping to win a church talent...
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“Nona And Her Daughters” – TV review
“Nona And Her Daughters” (“Nona Et Ses Filles”) is a character-driven dramedy miniseries from French TV that successfully...
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SHOWING UP (2023) – Review
Aside from the warmer temps and the arrival of the big Summer blockbuster flix, the waning days of...
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SPINNING GOLD – Review
The film year of 2022 pretty much ended with a “music biopic”, WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH...
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A MAN CALLED OTTO – Review
So, we’re almost a week into 2023 and all that holiday cheer is so…last year. What a perfect...
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RAYMOND & RAY – Review
So now that October’s past the midway point many of us are getting that end-of-the-year “sense of dread”...
