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‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Video Review: Our Two Critics Debate the Merits of Sony’s Update of the ‘80s Classic

41 years after the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid, we’re getting a new version of the movie with Karate Kid: Legends, bringing back Ralph Macchio from the original films and the Netflix series, Cobra Kai, as well as Jackie Chan from the 2010 film. The film follows Ben Wang’s Li Fong as he’s brought from…

‘Bono: Stories of Surrender,’ A Documentary Made “In The Name Of Love”

The documentary directed Andrew Dominik, captures on film the 2023 performance by Bono at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, during his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief… This stage performance, in turn, was made to promote his 2022 memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Dominik’s…

“Tornado” Review : Deconstructing the Romantic Image of the Highwaymen and Other Supposedly Picaresque Bandits

©Courtesy of IFC Films  Touring has always been hard on performers, but it is particularly tough for “Tornado” traveling through the 1790s Scottish Highlands. She and her exiled Samurai father stage Japanese-themed Punch-and-Judy-like puppet shows that incorporate real-life martial arts demonstrations. Unfortunately, she will need all the combat skills her father taught her to avoid…

Open Roads: “The Time It Takes” : A Hymn Of Love From A Daughter To Her Father

The 24th edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema — promoted by Film at Lincoln Center and Cinecittà, and scheduled from May 29th to June 5th — kicks off with the screening of Il Tempo Che Ci Vuole (The Time It Takes) by Francesca Comencini. Before landing at the Walter Reade Theatre, the picture premiered…

The Phoenician Scheme : Video Review by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

Check out more of our YouTube Channel  Critic : Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Works as film critic and journalist who covers stories about culture and sustainability. With a degree in Political Sciences, a Master’s in Screenwriting & Film Production, and studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Chiara has been working in the press…

“Fountain of Youth” Review : Recommended for the Clean, Retro-Style Adventure

©Courtesy of Apple TV+ Evidently, Ponce de Leon was wrong. The Fountain of Youth is not in Florida after all—because that would be too easy. Instead, a lot of frequent flyer miles will be generated during the latest globe-trotting search for the fabled spring. The influences are obvious (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tomb Raider,…

“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” : A Tribute To Shakespeare and Company Portrays How Literature Shapes Our Lives

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics From 84 Charing Cross Road to Notting Hill romantic denouements that revolve around bookstores have always held cinematic allure. The Shop Around The Corner, by Ernst Lubitsch, was given a bookish twist by Nora Ephron with You’ve Got Mail, and the 21st century has given wave to many rom-coms set…

The Cannes Film Festival 2025 : “Magellan” Video Review by Luis Pedron

Check out more of our YouTube channel  𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards as a director and…

‘Lilo & Stitch’ Review: A Live-Action Movie That is Way More Concerning Than Fun…

©Courtesy of Disney After the controversies that a few weeks ago contributed to sinking at the box-office the live-action Snow White with Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, at Disney they are most likely walking on eggshells. This new version of Lilo & Stitch should theoretically help the Major to score another commercial hit in order…

“Murderbot” : The Character Consistently Hits the Right, Snarky Note

©Courtesy of Apple TV + It is a sarcastic robot, much like the ‘bots on MST3K. However, it is much more forgiving of cheesy videos. (Cheesy people? Far less so). All the boot really wants is to be left alone to watch  soapy space serials. However, the relcutant robot must interact with people, whether it…

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Review

Photo by Giles Keyte/Giles Keyte – © 2024 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. In the previous film, Tom Cruise stunned audiences with an unprecedented no-stunt motorcycle jump and skydive off a precipice. The “off-the-wall action” that has become synonymous with the series seems to be alive and well in this film, just like what Tom Cruise…