By John Mulderig The sanguinary subtitle of the action-horror sequel “Underworld: Blood Wars” (Screen Gems) proves unpleasantly appropriate as the amount of butchery on screen eventually […]
Movie review — ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’
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Movie: ‘Silence’
Directed and co-written (with Jay Cocks) by Martin Scorsese, “Silence” (Paramount) is a dramatically powerful but theologically complex work best suited to viewers who come to the multiplex prepared to engage with serious issues.
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