Author: THEDHK

  • Review: Ad Astra and Downton Abbey

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    It’s sad and mad Brad in “Ad Astra” and the question of “what is a weekend?” still doesn’t get resolved in “Downton Abbey.” It’s sad Brad Pitt in space. That pretty much sums up “Ad Astra” so if that sounds appealing have at. I however found it unoriginal and dull. Pitt, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler,…

  • Review: Hustlers

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    “Hustlers” isn’t a stripper movie, it’s a story of female friendship – just in an unorthodox setting. If you’re going to “Hustlers” expecting T&A, you’ll find it, but you’re missing the point of the entire rest of the film. Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu give hurricane performances as a pair of friends. Julia Stiles, Keke…

  • Review: Official Secrets

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    “Official Secrets” gets overshadowed by the bleakness of actual politics.  ​”Official Secrets” tells the story of whistleblower Katharine Gun, who in 2003 leaked info about the US Government asking the UK to help them blackmail UN Security Council Members into supporting the Iraq war. Yet because things haven’t gotten much better since it makes it…

  • Jillian Bell and Paul Downs Colazzio Interview: Brittany Runs a Marathon

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    Actress Jillian Bell and director Paul Downs Colaizzo chat with THEDHK about marathons, obstacles, Shark Tank pitches, and more! ​ More about Brittany Runs a Marathon: Brittany Forgler is a hilarious, friendly, hot mess of a New Yorker who always knows how to have a good time, but at 27, her late-night adventures and early-morning…

  • Review: Brittany Runs a Marathon

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    This week “Brittany Runs a Marathon” and I get marathon PTSD. ​I thoroughly enjoyed (and was mildly re-traumatized by) the Sundance hit, “Brittany Runs a Marathon.” It is the transformative story of Brittany – played brilliantly by Jillian Bell – who aims to get her sh*t together and decides to run the New York City…

  • Review: Good Boys

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    The Seth Rogen produced “Good Boys” has a surprising amount of heart, but don’t worry, it’s still gross. ​I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of the approach “Good Boys” took to the material it covered. In lesser hands a film about sixth graders getting up to hijinks would be much more grating. It stars…

  • Gurinder Chada and Sarfraz Manzoor Interview: Blinded by the Light

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    Director Gurinder Chada and author Sarfraz Manzoor chat with me about their film, “Blinded by the Light”, Bruce Springsteen, and striking the balance in a movie about music. AUTHOR SARFRANZ MANZOOR DHK: I would love to know what the most memorable birthday gift you remember receiving is? That’s not a journal. SM: So here’s the…

  • Review: Blinded by the Light

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    Get ready for yet another music movie, this time featuring the sounds of The Boss, set against 1987 Luton, England. “Blinded by the Light” is a cute/light summer fare shining a spotlight on 1978 Luton and local Pakistani boy, Javed (Viveik Kalra) and his journey growing up there. Directed by Gurinder Chada. ​More about the…

  • Review: The Kitchen and The Nightingale

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    This week brings the morally corrupt female led crime caper in “The Kitchen” and an intense survival story in “The Nightingale.” Based on the DC Comics novel of the same name, “The Kitchen” features Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss as three Irish crime wives turned crime bosses. Domhnall Gleeson, Margo Martindale, Common, and…

  • Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

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    “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” feels more like an after school special than an action flick. ​In spite of my affection for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham, the two of them don’t quite click in this Fast & Furious spinoff. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza Gonzales, Roman…