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Movie reviews by an experienced movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association
Drew Moniot
18 hours ago3 min read
Review: "Companion"
A spectacular blend of sci-fi and film noir not to be missed.
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Drew Moniot
3 days ago3 min read
Review: "Paddington in Peru"
A fun, family-friendly adventure.
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Drew Moniot
18 hours ago3 min read
Review: "Companion"
A spectacular blend of sci-fi and film noir not to be missed.
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Drew Moniot
3 days ago3 min read
Review: "Paddington in Peru"
A fun, family-friendly adventure.
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Drew Moniot
Feb 23 min read
Hannibal Lecter and Me: Revisiting My Role as an Extra in "The Silence of the Lambs"
I was an extra in an Oscar-winning film shot in Pittsburgh!
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Drew Moniot
Feb 13 min read
Review: "Presence"
A contemporary ghost tale that is all about Steven Soderbergh’s gliding Steadicam camera work and less about a satisfying, scary story.
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Drew Moniot
Jan 233 min read
Review: 'The Room Next Door'
The powerful story of a female friendship and the decisions that are faced when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Drew Moniot
Jan 203 min read
Review: 'Anora'
A steamy, sexy modern-day Cinderella story about a free-spirited escort and the fun-loving son of a Russian oligarch.
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Drew Moniot
Jan 123 min read
Review: 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera'
A slow-paced, largely uneventful heist movie with Gerard Butler doing his best Mel Gibson 'Lethal Weapon' look-alike impersonation.
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Drew Moniot
Jan 83 min read
Review: 'The Substance'
Flash and trash and very little about substance.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 29, 20243 min read
Movie: 'Mufasa'
A technical triumph of digital animation and entertaining prequel to the blockbuster 'Lion King' saga that fans can roar about.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 27, 20243 min read
Review: 'The Brutalist'
A three-and-a-half hour modern epic about a genius, Jewish architect struggling to find a new life in America following WWII.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 25, 20243 min read
Review: 'A Complete Unknown'
One of the best movies of 2024, guaranteed to garner a list of Oscar nominations.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 19, 20243 min read
Review: 'Nosferatu'
The Robert Eggers treatment in the re-telling of a story made famous by the 1922 classic German silent film version.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Review: 'Babygirl'
An erotic thriller/ vanity project for Nicole Kidman who proves that her star power still burns bright.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Review: 'The Piano Lesson'
Malcolm Washington directs a brilliant film adaptation of August Wilson’s Broadway play.
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Drew Moniot
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Review: 'Beatles '64'
A joyful time trip back to the days of Beatlemania.
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Drew Moniot
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Review: 'Wicked: Part 1"
A sure-fire holiday hit.
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Drew Moniot
Nov 22, 20243 min read
Review: 'Gladiator II"
'Gladiator II' is a cinematic triumph that lives up to all the marketing hype -- a return to epic moviemaking from a visionary director.
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Drew Moniot
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Review: 'Red One'
Dwayne Johnson stars in this big-budget, holiday 007-style spy thriller for kids that lands like a lump of coal.
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Drew Moniot
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Review: 'Maria'
Oscar-worthy artistry and a powerful performance by Angelina Jolie.
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