‘Anora’ (2024) runs a rom-com through the ‘Fargo’ filter
Movie review: You never know what genre – or plot swings — you’re gonna get in this Sean Baker film that spins “Pretty Woman” through a blender.
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‘Anora’ (2024) runs a rom-com through the ‘Fargo’ filter
‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ explores friendship among enemies
Movie review: Christian Gudegast continues to riff on classic crime actioners, with good tension but less action than there should be.
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ (2024) flies high as a tear-jerker
Movie review: The documentary makers are careful to distinguish the man from the superhero in this moving chronicle of a life, and lives affected.
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ (2024) a bildungsroman of vengeance
Five days of ‘Mad Max’ (Movie review): George Miller’s epic prequel aims to put the woman warrior at the same status as Max, and mostly succeeds.
‘Strange Darling’ (2024) plays with our expectations
Movie review: Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner give gritty performances in a story that keeps viewers on their toes.
You’ll go ‘Cuckoo’ trying to connect with this movie
Movie review: This is not phoned-in horror trash; it’s trying to be something cuckoo-bananas different. But it failed to make this viewer care.
‘Heretic’ a revelation of theological-discussion horror
Movie review: Three masterful performances and a razor-sharp screenplay from the “Boogeyman” guys (!) make this one of the year’s best horror films.
Beyond a reasonable doubt, ‘Juror #2’ isn’t half bad
Movie review: Although Eastwood’s film, perhaps accidentally, makes us want to throw the justice system in the garbage, a stellar Nicholas Hoult drives the suspense.
Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’
Book review: The authors intriguingly wrap up their time-travel saga as their long-running protagonists and antagonists meet.
Dave’s ‘The Night We Lost Him’ blends romance, mystery
Book club book report: The author draws us in with questions, and smoothly builds believable characters amid the quest for answers.