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‘Outside the Wire’ is a decent action flick with interesting sci-fi elements
By MARK VIOLA After delivering several well-produced action movies in 2020, Netflix gives us another in the form of “Outside the Wire,” a sci-fi film from director Mikael Håfström (“1408”).…
Chadwick Boseman’s final and best work in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
By MARK VIOLA There is something inherently tragic about watching a performance from an actor who died in between him or her filming their work and the film’s eventual release.…
‘Lifespan of a Fact’ returning for a virtual encore Jan. 23-24
Theatre Tallahassee’s streaming-only production of “The Lifespan of a Fact,” is returning this weekend for an encore. The production, which debuted in November, will be available for viewing this weekend…
The MCU enters a new era this week with ‘Wandavision’
By MARK VIOLA Even if you’re not a fan of comic book movies, I’m sure you’ve at least heard of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which at present includes 23…
An overly long review for the overly long ‘Midnight Sky’this
By MARK VIOLA I don’t get early screeners of movies, so I don’t get to watch a film until it is released to everyone. In the era of coronavirus (COVID-19),…
‘We Can Be Heroes’ feels like it was made by kids (and that’s mostly a compliment)
By MARK VIOLA Director Robert Rodriguez is one of the oddest directors working today, if only for how opposite one half of his filmography is from the other. He is…
‘Soul’ is a beautiful film about the joys and sorrow of living
By MARK VIOLA If you’re a frequent reader of my reviews, you probably know that I’m a big fan of animation in general and Pixar Animation Studios in particular. Although…
Something went horribly wrong on the way to the 1980s for ‘Wonder Woman’
By MARK VIOLA After a significant delay due to the coronavirus outbreak, we finally got “Wonder Woman 1984” on Christmas Day, when it simultaneously debuted in theaters and on the…
‘Greenland’ makes it hard to care that the world is ending
By MARK VIOLA When it comes to movies about (potentially) world-ending disasters, they tend to come in two types, depending on who the main characters are. The first category is…
If you skipped ‘Tenet’ in theaters, you can now watch it at home
By MARK VIOLA Very near the end of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” Obi-Wan Kenobi yells to his friend Anakin Skywalker, “You were the chosen one.…
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