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3 days ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
SHADOW FORCE (director/writer: Joe Carnahan; screenwriter: Leon Chills; cinematographer: Juanmi Azpiroz; editors: Kevin Hale, Mike Sale; music: Craig DeLeon; cast: Kerry Washington (Kyrah Owens), Omar Sy (Isaac Sarr), Mark Strong (Jack Cinder), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Auntie), Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Unc), Jahleel Kamara (Ky Sarr), Yoson An (Vario), Sala Baker (Scath), Marvin Jones III (Cysgod), Natalia Reyes (Moriti), Jenel Stevens-Thompson (Anino), Marshall Cook (Patrick), Ed Quinn...
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4 days ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
HENRY JOHNSON (director/writer: David Mamet; screenwriter: based on a play by Mamet; cinematographer: Sing Howe Yam; editor: Banner Gwin; music: Jay Wasley; cast: Evan Jonigkeit (Henry), Shia LaBeouf (Gene), Chris Bauer (Mr. Barnes), Dominic Hoffman (Jerry); Runtime: 85; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Evan Jonigkeit, Lije Sarki; 1993; 2025) “Can’t be transformed from a play into cinema.” Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz David Mamet (“The Winslow Boy”/”Glengarry Glen Ross”), a vocal fan of Trump,...
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5 days ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
CHEECH & CHONG’S LAST MOVIE(director/writer: David Bushell; cinematographers: Michael Alden Lloyd, Peter Flinckenberg, Joe Cicio; editor: Brett Mason; music: David Palmer; cast: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong; Runtime: 120; MPAA Rating: R; producers: David Bushell, Robbi Chong; Bushell Productions/Keep Smokin’; 2024)“It gave me a mellow high.”Reviewed by Dennis SchwartzA nostalgic comedy/documentary on the legacy of the celebrated stoner duo directed by David Bushell, in his feature film debut.
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6 days ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE, THE (director/writer: Min Kyu-dong; screenwriter: Kim Dong-wan/based on the novel by Gu Byeong-mo; cinematographer: Lee Jae-woo; editor:Jeong Ji-eun; music: Kim Jin-seong; cast: Hyeyoung Lee (Hornclaw), Kim Sung-cheol (Bullfight), Kim Moo-yul (Ryu), Yeon Woo-jin (Dr. Kang), Mitch Craig (Attacking soldier Richard), Shin Sia (Young Hornclaw); Runtime: 131; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Min Jin-soo; Well Go USA Entertainment/Soo Films; 2025-S.Korea-in Korean with English...
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1 week ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY(director/writer: Robert Hamer; screenwriters: Angus MacPhail, Henry Cornelius, based on the novel by Arthur La Bern; cinematographer: Douglas Slocombe; editor: Michael Truman; cast: John McCallum (Tommy Swann), Googie Withers (Rose Sandigate), Susan Shaw (Vi Sandigate), Jack Warner (Det. Sgt.
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1 week ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
GOOD BOY (director/writer: Ben Leonberg; screenwriter: Alex Cannon; cinematographer: Wade Grebnoel; editor: Curtis Roberts; music: Sam Boase-Miller; cast: Indy (Todd’s dog, a Nova Scotia Duck Retriever), Shane Jensen (Todd), Larry Fessenden (Grandpa), Arielle Friedman (Vera), Max (Grandpa’s Golden Retriever, named Bandit); Runtime: 73; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Kari Fischer, Ben Leonberg; streaming; 2025) “High concept ghost story told from a dog’s viewpoint.” Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz...
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1 week ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
REBUILDING (director/writer: Max Walker-Silverman; cinematographer: Alfonso Herrera Salcedo; editors: Jane Rizzo, Ramzi Bashour; music: James Elkington, Jake Xerxes Fussell; cast: Josh O’Connor (Dusty), Lily LaTorre (Callie Rose), Meghann Fahy (Ruby), Kali Reis (Mila), Amy Madigan (Grandma Bess), Jefferson Mays (bank loan officer), Dwight Mondragon (rancher neighbor), Binky Griptite (Trailer Resident), Jeanine London (Trailer Resident), Sam Engbring (Robbie), David Bright (Plumber), Nancy...
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1 week ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT (director/writer: Alexander Horwath; cinematographer: Michael Palm; editor: Michael Palm; cast: Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Ronald Reagan, Robert Redford; Runtime: 184; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Irene Hofer, Ralph Wieser, Andreas Schroth; Medea Film Factory/The Film Desk; 2024-Austria/Germany-in German, English) “A fantastic unconventional documentary on the iconic movie actor Henry Fonda.” Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Austrian filmmaker Alexander Horwath makes his...
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1 week ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
COMEDY OF TERRORS, THE(director: Jacques Tourneur; screenwriter: Richard Matheson; cinematographer: Floyd Crosby; editor: Anthony Carras; music: Les Baxter; cast: Vincent Price (Waldo Trumbull), Peter Lorre (Felix Gillie), Basil Rathbone (John F. Black), Boris Karloff (Amos Hinchley), Joyce Jameson (Amaryllis Trumbull), Joe E. Brown (cemetery keeper), Beverly Powers (Mrs. Phipps), Alan DeWitt (Riggs); Runtime: 88; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H.
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1 week ago | 
dennisschwartzreviews.com | Dennis Schwartz
HAVOC (director/writer: Gareth Evans; cinematographer: Matt Flannery; editors: Sara Jones, Matt Platts-Mills; music: Aria Prayogi; cast: Justin Cornwell (Charlie), Tom Hardy (Walker), Forest Whitaker (Lawrence Beaumont), Timothy Olyphant (Vincent), Jessie Mei Li (Ellie), Quelin Sepulveda (Mia), Luis Guzmán (Raul), Michelle Waterson (Nameless Assassin), Sunny Pang (Ching), Jim Caesar (Wes), Jeremy Ang Jones (Tsui Fong), Xelia Mendes-Jones (Johnny), Yeo Yann Yann (Clarice, Tsui’s Mother),...
