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Once again, I am donning my Film Critic pants for some capsule (short) movie reviews of four New Releases for the week of Friday, August 16th, 2024. 1) CLOSE TO YOU Elliot Page in his first film role since transitioning, the personal and interesting "Close to You." This is Academy Award Nominee Elliot Page' s first film role since coming out as a trans man and he brings with it some deeply personal feelings, experiences, and issues that add immeasurably to the effectiveness o

The Summer Olympic Games 2024 are underway, and from now until August 11th, all eyes will be on Paris. The Olympics provide the opportunity to discover some incredible athletes, watch some exciting sports, and witness some true human drama and spectacle. Many people love the Olympics, and will watch it obsessively from beginning to end, taking in all of the splendor. Others will catch things here and there (that's me), some will not watch at all. I thought I'd dedicate this

I'm putting my Film Critic pants on right now, to give you some short capsule reviews of some New Releases for the week of Friday, July 26th, 2024: 1) DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE From the "Deadpool and Wolverine" press screening. It's one of the year's very worst movies. Smug, desperately unfunny, annoying, ineptly directed nonsense that thinks it's brilliant, but is actually one of the least clever, and most painfully stupid films I have seen in years. It's an embarrassment, and