MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Good Nurse’ gets mixed diagnosis

The Good Nurse (Netflix/Protozoa/Filmnation) By Lucas Allen Based on the book by Charles Graeber, “The Good Nurse” is another of Netflix’s never-ending obsession with true…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Halloween Ends’ is a mixed bag of goodies

Halloween Ends (Universal Pictures/Miramax/Blumhouse Productions) By Lucas Allen With 2018’s “Halloween,” you get a very worthy follow-up to the 1978 John Carpenter classic that forges…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Black Adam’ is familiar fun

Black Adam (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/DC) By Lucas Allen The DC Extended Universe is certainly playing catch-up to Marvel Studios’ successful superhero formula, but…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen ‘Werewolf by Night’ fun Marvel horror

Werewolf by Night (Marvel Studios) By Lucas Allen Unlike the DCEU, the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t afraid to experiment in different genres within their superhero…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Amsterdam’ fun, but not a classic

Amsterdam (20th Century Studios/Regency Enterprises) By Lucas Allen Marking his return to the screen since 2015’s “Joy,” writer/director David O. Russell takes audiences back in…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Greatest American Beer Run’ not greatest movie

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Apple Original Films/Skydance) By Lucas Allen After taking home the Best Picture Oscar for 2018’s “Green Book,” director Peter Farrelly…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Pearl’ more than just a prequel

Pearl (A24) By Lucas Allen After last March’s “X,” writer/director Ti West returns to the horror farm with the prequel “Pearl.” In fact, both movies…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Woman King’ award-worthy

The Woman King (Tri-Star Pictures) By Lucas Allen The start of the fall season also means a season of award-worthy movies vying for Hollywood’s top…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Invitation’ is cheap knock-off

The Invitation (Screen Gems) By Lucas Allen With the end of summer and the beginning of fall, the change of season not only brings a…

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MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Samaritan’ good for Stallone fans

Samaritan (Amazon Studios/MGM/United Artists Releasing) By Lucas Allen Once in a blue moon, just as audiences continue to flock to theaters everywhere for the latest…

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