Mark Harrington
ReviewerCity attorney by day, Friday Film Review critic by night.
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“Dune: Part 2” has arrived in theaters. Will the continuation of the epic drama recreate the magic of the surprisingly successful “Dune” film released in 2021?
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“The Beekeeper,” Jason Statham’s latest bang, bang, shoot ‘em up plot, gets two thumbs down in KPCW’s Friday Film Review. Mark Harrington says the action flick is not a worthy transition from the more art-house-film world of Sundance.
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Based on Jeff Hobbs’ bestselling biography, Chiwetel Ejiofor’s second feature as a director "Rob Peace" follows his critically acclaimed directorial debut, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” in 2019.
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Almost 35 years to the day of his “sex, lies and videotape” groundbreaking debut, renowned film director Steven Soderbergh returns to the Sundance Film Festival with yet another innovative project, a ghost story called “Presence.”
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Mark Harrington dishes both praise and a warning for the tribute to 1980s Oakland featuring retro animation, bloody kung fu, pulsing punk raves, rap battles, a basketball legend, and underdogs taking on nazi skinheads.
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This week’s Friday Film Review focuses on “Wonka,” the third big screen adaptation of the 1964 children’s novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and determines whether this version is naughty or nice.
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This week’s Friday Film Review features “Godzilla Minus One,” starring the King of the Monsters just shy of his 70th birthday.
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“Equalizer 3,” stars Denzel Washington as a vigilante spy in the final installment in Director Antoine Fuqua’s trilogy, or is it?
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DC Comics’ late summer blockbuster entry “Blue Beetle,” finally dethroned “Barbie” as the top film at the box office. Mark Harrington has this week’s Friday Film Review and a reminder that Sunday is National Cinema Day featuring $4 films all day, including both local Metropolitan Theaters.
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“Oppenheimer,” Director Christopher Nolan’s half of the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon, a social media campaign which urges audiences to see the heavy-hitting science biopic with the lighter “Barbie” as a double feature.