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‘Harriet’ is a powerful film that shines a light on a mighty figure
By MARK VIOLA Harriet Tubman, one of the most successful conductors on the Underground Railroad during the decades leading up to the U.S. Civil War, is one of those towering…
Even with Cameron’s return, ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ is another disappointing sequel
By MARK VIOLA “The Terminator,” the iconic sci-fi action film from 1984, helped launch the career of writer/director James Cameron. Seven years later, he was back with “Terminator 2: Judgement…
‘The Lighthouse’ is a mess of claustrophobia and insanity
By MARK VIOLA In 2015, Robert Eggers delivered his first feature film, “The Witch,” a movie that ultimately went on to be my “Honorable Mention” for the year due to…
Local author’s latest book inspired by holiday song
Have you ever heard a song and thought, “There’s a real story here. Somebody’s lived this song?” Novelist and Perry News-Herald columnist Anthony Lamarr White, who writes under the penname…
‘Zombieland 2’ is a return to the funniest of apocalypses
By MARK VIOLA Let’s face it. If there is one type of film that almost never works, it is the comedy sequel that arrives years after most expected it to.…
‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ expands the world, story of the first film
By MARK VIOLA Disney’s “Maleficent” was a quite enjoyable movie in 2014, turning the classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty” on its head, telling the story from the perspective of Maleficent…
‘The Addams Family’ delivers with macabre humor and odd characters
By MARK VIOLA Although “The Addams Family” television series in the 1960s first popularized Charles Addams’ strange and odd comic panel family, the 1991 film, “The Addams Family,” and its…
‘Gemini Man’ is a fun movie with big ideas
By MARK VIOLA What if you found out you had a clone, someone exactly like you only half your age? And, what if that clone had been sent to kill…
Jexi is funny, but often mean-spirited
By MARK VIOLA In today’s world, just about everyone has a smart phone, and almost as many people are on social media. In fact, of the people I know who…
‘Joker’ delivers a version of the comic book villain like nothing we’ve seen
By MARK VIOLA The Joker is one of the most iconic villains in comic book history, dating back to the very first issue of “Batman” in 1940. Since then, countless…
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