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Posts published in “Day: April 21, 2023

Are we right to be nervous about the new Lord of the Rings movies?

Elijah Wood has expressed his ‘surprise’ over plans for new movies of Tolkien’s fantasy classic – but they couldn’t be any worse than the book-butchering Hobbit trilogyFar be it for me to put words in Elijah Wood’s mouth – somebody tried that once, and...

Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence

Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate

Evil Dead Rise review – solid horror reboot brings the gore

A well-made new chapter in Sam Raimi’s splatter series delivers some impressively nasty violence but fails to leave much of a lasting impressionThere was a surprisingly straight face attached to 2013’s bracingly nasty Evil Dead reboot, a surprise given...

Ghosted review – dreadful big star action comedy deserves to be ignored

Chris Evans and Ana de Armas make for a chemistry-free pairing in Apple’s catastrophically misfiring mockbusterIt’s easy to see the commercial allure of Apple’s pre-summer mockbuster Ghosted, the package: a snappy buzzword title, an idea from the Deadp...