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Review of “The Commuter”

Posted on 2018-04-21 by

 * * * B “The Commuter”, a thriller starring Liam Neeson as ex-policeman Michael MacCauley, is just out on DVD. The kinds of films can be trite, but I found it surprisingly good. Neeson carries it easily, giving a solid … Continue reading →

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Review of “Jessica Jones” (season 2)

Posted on 2018-04-15 by

 * * C Season 2 of Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix continues her story after the events of “Defenders”. Unlike the second season of Daredevil, Jessica Jones season 2 had a single compelling story arc. The side arc involving Jeri … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Titan”

Posted on 2018-03-31 by

 * * C The Titan is the latest movie made exclusively for Netflix. It’s a science fiction film set in 2049, in a future where the Earth is failing. A scientist, Prof. Collingwood (Tom Wilkinson), comes up with a reckless … Continue reading →

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Review of “Travelers” (season 2)

Posted on 2018-03-26 by

* * * B Travelers continues to deliver. The second season involves two major conflicts: the first traveler, and the faction. There are plenty of new wrinkles, including the director’s ability to overwrite someone multiple times to allow “retries” when … Continue reading →

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Review of “I Kill Giants”

Posted on 2018-03-25 by

* * C New on DVD, “I Kill Giants”, from Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, is a young adult fantasy about a girl, Barbara Thorsen (Madison Wolfe) who sees giants and claims to be able … Continue reading →

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Review of “Prodigy”

Posted on 2018-03-23 by

* * C Prodigy is a fantasy/drama about a psychologist, Dr. Fonda (Richard Neil) who is asked by an old friend (Jolene Andersen) to give an opinion on a prisoner who is under military guard. The prisoner turns out to … Continue reading →

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Review of “The Shannara Chronicles” (season 1)

Posted on 2018-03-04 by

* * C The Shannara Chronicles is a series based on the fantasy novels of Terry Brooks. Fortunately, the series creators chose to skip the terribly written debut “The Sword of Shannara”, which was a Lord of the Rings clone. … Continue reading →

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