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Day: March 13, 2020

Review: Extra Ordinary

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The Irish ghost comedy Extra Ordinary, which was the opening night film at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival last year where it played extremely well with the packed audience of horror fans, offers a fun and surprisingly charming twist on the supernatural genre. Laced with a quirky… Read More Review: Extra Ordinary

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Review: Hope Gap

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Written and directed by British screenwriter William Nicholson, who based the story on his own parents, Hope Gap is the sort of quiet drama that gets by almost entirely on its performances. The main characters are Grace (Annette Bening) and Edward (Bill Nighy), an old married couple who… Read More Review: Hope Gap

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Review: My Spy

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Dave Bautista tries to pull a Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in My Spy, seemingly copying the career choices of his fellow wrestler turned actor to star in this kids action comedy as a CIA agent who becomes the unlikely father figure to a precocious child. And if Bautista… Read More Review: My Spy

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