WARWICK SHOWCASE
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3 * * * (So-so sci-fi Finale)
We got hooked on the fascinating, funny creatures in the first two “Guardians”, …
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5/10/23
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By ED KDONIAN
I was apprehensive about this one. I mean for anyone who has grown up playing the many “Super Mario Bros.” games, the fear that the use of characters and lore will end …
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5/10/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
BIG GEORGE FOREMAN * * * (Boxing Champ Biopic)
Subtitled “The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World” this boxing …
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5/3/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
RENFIELD* * * ½(Funny, but bloody Dracula Flick)
We’ve seen Nicholas Cage in a variety of weird roles over many years, but his portrayal of Dracula has …
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4/19/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS * * * ½ (Funny Take on Popular Game)
I was apprehensive about seeing a movie based on a popular game that I had never played and …
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4/4/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
CREED III * * * ½ (A Decent Boxing Move)
We’ve seen enough boxing movies to last a lifetime, but this one has good acting, a bit of …
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3/7/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
COCAINE BEAR* * ½ Based(Loosely) on True Story
Take a true story: Cocaine dumped off plane into National Forest in Georgia. The body count grows Bear eats and goes …
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2/28/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
’80 FOR BRADY * *(Four Seniors and the GOAT)
There he was. On the large screen and a smaller one. The seats were filled at the first showing of …
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2/7/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
MAYBE I DO * * ½ (Dumb RomCom)
Grace (Diane Keaton) and Sam (William H. Macy), two lonely people in unhappy marriages meet and spend a happy platonic …
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1/31/23
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NETFLIX
KALEIDESCOPE * * * ½ (Clever Heist Movie)
Giancarlo Esposito stars as the leader of a mixed-bag gang he recruited to rob his former partner, no arch enemy, of $7 million in …
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1/17/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
A MAN CALLED OTTO* * *
Call it sentimental. Call it schmaltz.
“A Man Called Otto” tugs at your heartstrings as we gain sympathy for the grump of the …
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1/10/23
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
THE WHALE* * * * * (Joyce) * * * * ½ (Don)Psychological Drama
Brendan Fraser stars as Charlie, a reclusive, 600-pound internet writing teacher with all kinds …
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12/27/22
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The Newport Film Festival is branching out through Rhode Island, screening the Cannes and Sundance Festivals Best Documentary at Warwick’s Gamm Theatre last week.
“All That …
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By Don Fowler
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12/21/22
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
SPOILER ALERT* * * ½ (Joyce) * * * (Don)(Gay RomCom)
Everyone will tell you to bring your handkerchief.
Why? The spoiler alert title and the opening scene …
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12/13/22
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NETFLIX
THE NOEL DIARY* * * (Nostalgic Romance)
If “Violent Night” is not your cup of Christmas cheer, you may want to go in the opposite direction and watch the …
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12/6/22
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
THE FABLEMANS * * * ½ (Spielberg’s Coming-of-Age Movie)
Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg combined their talents to write this sentimental, very personal …
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11/29/22
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
MENU * * * ½ (Black Comedy)
Ralph Fiennes stars as Chef Slovic, a pretentious, slightly mad gourmet chef who invites a select group of equally …
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11/22/22
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WARWICK SHOWCASE/AVON
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN* * * * (Joyce) * * * ½ (Don)Irish Relationship Tale
Irish movies and plays often contain humor, but always have a bit of sadness …
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11/8/22
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
TILL * * * * (Fifties True Story of Racial Crime)
We were in high school and college in the fifties when racial prejudice ran rampant in the United States, especially in …
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11/1/22
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
TICKET TO PARADISE * * ½ (Romcom)
Not much romance or comedy from George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
They play Georgia and David, divorced parents of Lily …
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10/25/22
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