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The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix, 2022)
A young West Point cadet named Poe (Harry Melling) works with proto-detective Landor (Christian Bale) to solve a grisly murder. One of the best-looking Poe movies ever made. Bale is solid as the intense Landor, but the revelation is Melling’s Poe. Recommended. Continue reading The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix, 2022)
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Otto (Tom Hanks) is a curmudgeon who hates idiots who don’t follow the rules. He also has a death wish. What could be funnier? Hanks is hilarious as the perpetually angry Otto and Mariana Treviño is a scene-stealer as kindly neighbor Marisol. Recommended. Continue reading A Man Called Otto (2022)
The Whale
Brilliant performances by Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau make this no-frills adaptation of the stage play compelling. Recommended. Continue reading The Whale
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