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Young woman with short dark hair and glasses at a podium with microphones arm wrestling a middle aged man with brown hair and glasses.
03 October 2017
Women’s libber battles male chauvinist pig in lighthearted history lesson
Richard Ades

The superiority of the male sex was on the line when Bobby Riggs took on Billie Jean...

Large white man with jewish hat and wire rimmed glasses, a longish brown beard wearing a white collared button down shirt and black button vest his hand gesturing as he talks to someone to his right
30 August 2017
Hasidic widower given ultimatum: Remarry or lose your son
Richard Ades

Losing your wife is tough enough. Imagine losing your wife and subsequently being told you’re no longer fit to raise your son.

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Person in a white sheet with two eye holes against an eerie gray background
01 August 2017
Ghostly tale portrays haunting as a sad and dreary business
Richard Ades

I wasn’t bowled over by last year’s Ghostbusters remake, which seemed like a waste of a good cast. Even some of its fans seemed to like it mainly because it...

white haired man with moustache standing outside hair blowing in wind
04 July 2017
Sam Elliott touches hearts playing Sam Elliott-like character
Richard Ades

It’s so nice when a movie gives you more than you expect. That’s the case with The Hero, a gentle tale that continually surprises us.

The biggest...

Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow the pirate
31 May 2017
Capt. Jack is back in typically scattershot adventure
Richard Ades

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is awash in mysteries, but the biggest is existential in nature. Namely, why does this flick exist? 

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A woman on the phone and another woman looking at her in an alarmed way
03 May 2017
Doc follows real-life girls as they lurch toward adulthood
Richard Ades

It’s no surprise that so many movies focus on the teenage years. Just think what this time of life puts us through.

After ambling our way through...

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