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Movies Extravaganza 13: CHEVALIER, POLITE SOCIETY, AIR: COURTING A LEGEND, RENFIELD, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES, A THOUSAND AND ONE
Originally posted April 4, 2023 #MiniMovieReviews Extravaganza 13 - fun, engaging, personal, bite size reviews of Chevalier, Polite Society, AIR Courting a Legend, Reinfield, Dungeons & Dragons, A Thousand and One ...
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Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton in
ALL THE OLD KNIVES April 8thThe pair are forced to blur the lines between profession and passion in this riveting tale of global espionage, moral ambiguity, and deadly betrayal...
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Just a Taste: People Like Us
Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman is known for writing high-tech, extraterrestrial, action flicks like Transformers, Star Trek, Cowboys and Aliens and TV shows like Fringe and Alias, so a family drama like his latest movie People Like Us, is quite a departure. But it’s the fact that this story was inspired by Kurtzman and writing partner Roberto Orci’s own life experiences with long lost siblings, that keeps them from being out of their depth. Sam (Chris Pine) is a fast talking, ambitious young man who in the initial scenes seems to be cocksure and on top of everything. All this comes crashing down around him when he makes a big oversight at…
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Commentary – Due Date and Unstoppable
UNSTOPPABLE – There’s plenty of cliches you can use to describe this movie, like – “it’s a non-stop thrill ride”, “It’s got enough steam to be a run away hit” or “Catch this power packed vehicle before it leaves the theater”. All apt descriptions, as director Tony Scott has delivered a really intense action movie that had our preview audience noticeably cringing, rooting and cheering for veteran train engineer, Frank (Denzel Washington) and newbie Will (Chris Pine) as they try to chase down a runaway train, carrying highly toxic and flammable material into populated areas outside of Pittsburgh…. Continued on PFS site DUE DATE -I can say, I think the…
