Movie Magic, Past, Present, and Future

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  • THE OLD FOLKS ARE GETTING ALL FEISTY UP IN HERE

    THE OLD FOLKS ARE GETTING ALL FEISTY UP IN HERE

    There goes Gramps, getting into trouble again.  That seems to be the premise of a spate of recent shows focusing on elders and the fantastical scenarios in which they find themselves. Man on the Inside, Matlock, Grace and Frankie and Hacks are just a few examples of shows of late catering to an aging population…

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  • THE SHEEP DETECTIVES: shear delight

    THE SHEEP DETECTIVES: shear delight

    The production of wholesome, live-action films that aren’t marketed solely to kids is an anomaly in Hollywood anymore. It’s been a while since we’ve had a Babe or Honey I Shrunk the Kids. But wholesome is back with the refreshingly delightful The Sheep Detectives, a fun frolic through the bucolic english countryside with talking sheep…

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  • BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

    Warning: spoilers ahead. Remember the one that got away? Unrequited crushes are a universal human experience. Curry Barker takes this familiar longing to a new, terrifying level in Obsession, the tale of a lovelorn everyman who magically gets the girl, along with a whole lotta demonic behavior. Bear is secretly in love with Nikki, a…

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  • David lynch’s mulholland drive

    David lynch’s mulholland drive

    Considered the genius of dreamscape cinema, Lynch befuddled and mesmerized moviegoers with this 2001 tour de force Our sleeping dreams are a conundrum; they’re nonsensical, host a bizarre characters and present as fragmented parts of our psyche. David Lynch, a visionary auteur like no other, took those dream-state components and turned them into a compelling,…

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  • spine tingling chills and a case of the giggles

    spine tingling chills and a case of the giggles

    There’s a little island 52 miles off the coast of New England filled with seascape beauty and colorful history. It’s also bedeviled with ghosts. This quaint fictional hamlet is called Widow’s Bay and its story, featuring a perpetually exasperated mayor and comically eccentric townsfolk, is the latest serial offering from Apple TV. Entertaining and chuckle-worthy…

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  • THE DEVIL WEARS SEQUINS

    THE DEVIL WEARS SEQUINS

    And bibs, tassels, and a sequel The last time we saw Andy Sachs in 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada, she was giving a grateful nod to her former boss and editor of Runway, Miranda Priestly. Andy was thankful to the iconic ice-queen for several reasons: she was the catalyst that triggered Andy’s radical transformation from dowdy, unsure…

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