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Penélope Cruz

L’immensita is a future-looking retro love story between a mother and her children

June 19, 2023Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘L’immensita’ stars Penélope Cruz as a mother in 1970’s Italy and her complex relationship with her children… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Drama, Foreign, L'immensita, LGBT, LGBT+, Luana Giuliani, Music Box Films, Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato

Parallel Mothers is a well handled Spanish drama

January 9, 2022Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Parallel Mothers’ connects two women by chance as their lives continue to dramatically entwine… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Drama, Foreign, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano, Milena Smit, Parallel Mothers, Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Sony Pictures Classics

The 355 Review :: The 355 feels familiar, but in the worst way possible

January 9, 2022Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The film feels extremely cliché when it comes to the development of the story and how the characters are used… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Bingbing Fan, Diane Kruger, Edgar Ramirez, Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Sebastian Stan, The 355, Thriller, Universal Pictures

Murder on the Orient Express chugs along slowly but stylishly

November 12, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The murder mystery remake is a nice throwback to the era of all-star spectacles… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Crime, Daisy Ridley, Derek Jacobi, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Leslie Odom Jr., Lucy Boynton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Murder on the Orient Express, Mystery, Olivia Colman, Penélope Cruz, Remake, Twentieth Century Fox, Willem Dafoe

Zoolander 2 is painfully unfunny

February 12, 2016Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Derek and Hans return in an over-blown, lackluster attempt at comedy… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alex Wagner, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Comedy, Fred Armisen, Justin Theroux, Kristen Wiig, Kristin Wiig, Milla Jovovich, Owen Wilson, Paramount Pictures, Penélope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Zoolander 2
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    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
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    HATS OFF TO LOVE  ★★✩
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    I LOVE LUCY (1951-1957) ★★★
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