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Mark Harrington
ReviewerCity attorney by day, Friday Film Review critic by night.
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Fans of biker films and the individual cast members will love the gloriously shot nostalgic film “The Bikeriders.” But others may become bored by an over-narrated format and disjointed storyline.
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This week’s Friday Film Review looks at “Furiosa-A Mad Max Saga,” and bids farewell to Kimball Junction’s Redstone 8 Theaters, which closed this week. New owner Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theaters expects to begin renovations in July and re-open a state-of-the-art luxury theater complex by the holiday season.
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“The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” is action director Guy Ritchie’s fictional tribute to a real-life mission which became the genesis for British special forces and inspired Ian Flemming’s James Bond novels.
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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.