Reviews And Otherwise Terry McCarty
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- TV & Film
Reviews of present and past films/TV blended with occasional commentary.
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EXPLAINING THE FALL GUY
Offering context as to how HOOPER, a 1978 Burt Reynolds/Hal Needham ode to stuntpeople, and THE FALL GUY, a Lee Majors/Glen Larson 1980s TV series about a crime-solving stuntman, gave birth to an “original” would-be blockbuster.
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DOCUMENTARIES: STEVE MARTIN/PAUL SIMON/JERRY LEE LEWIS + CURRENT THEATRICAL RELEASES
Mammoth victory lap documentaries usurped by modest Jerry Lee Lewis chronicles dumped by A24. Plus THE BEEKEEPER/WICKED LITTLE LETTERS/THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE.
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CIVIL WAR/GODZILLA X KONG THE NEW EMPIRE/LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
Alex Garland’s opaque on purpose Divided America epic, plus easier to grasp monster and demonic fare.
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DUNE PART TWO/DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS
Reviewing this year’s first surefire blockbuster plus Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s lesbians on the road comedy, which will likely find a larger audience via streaming.
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MORE UNDERSEEN FILMS NOIR AND GODZILLA MINUS ONE MINUS COLOR
Discussing 50s noir films including I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES, PICKUP and ROADBLOCK. Also, a few words about the black-and-white version of GODZILLA MINUS ONE, which complements its 1954 ancestor GOJIRA.
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MAESTRO
Bradley Cooper takes a technical leap forward in his biopic of Leonard Bernstein, but it’s Carey Mulligan’s performance as wife/partner Felicia that saves this from being merely awards aspirant.