John Magaro
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The Mastermind Review – A 1970s Heist Film That’s Not Really About The Heist. It’s A Character Study
I’m a sucker for a movie that takes place in the 1970s. There is something about the 70s aesthetic that is right up my alley. Throw in the setting of Framingham, Massachusetts, and now you have me very intrigued. The… Continue reading
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Miami Film Festival GEMS (2024) September 5 Review- A Whip Smart Script And High Tension Make This One Of The Best Films Of The Year
Steven Spielberg made a film about twenty or so years ago about the hostage and subsequent murder of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich, Germany Summer Olympics. The first ever filmed by television cameras and beamed to the United… Continue reading
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[Tribeca 2024] The Shallow Tale Of A Writer Who Decided To Write About A Serial Killer Review- A Rare Dark Comedy That Is Different Than Anything You Will See In Theaters Anywhere
Of late the comedy genre has been relatively speaking down. There have been the occasional dark comedies like American Fiction or female-centric films such as Joy Ride that have come out in recent years. The Shallow Tale of a Writer… Continue reading
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Big George Foreman Review (Blu-Ray A Subpar Sports Biopic That Fails Foreman’s Insperational Life
I’ve seen a lot of films about boxing and boxers. Most of them were pretty good. Big George Foreman wasn’t one of them though. Every big-name boxer in the last fifty years or so has gotten a film about them… Continue reading
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Past Lives Review- Perfect Characters, Story and a Rare Understanding of Love and Friendship Make this a Perfect Film
It’s a rarity these days that you see a film that is genuinely profound and moving such as Past Lives. This movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2023 back in January. If it had competed I have no doubt… Continue reading
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Showing Up Review- A Strange Collection of Characters at an Art School Doesn’t Make a Movie
There are a lot of films in the history of the movie industry that are just slice-of-life stories. That’s the case with Showing Up. It’s just this small little story that features a close-knit group of friends and family members.… Continue reading
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