“The English,” shot on the dry vastness of Pawnee, Oklahoma, beautifully drops us into another 1890 western, but surprisingly one with a lot of flair, breath-taking surprises and a crumpet box of dazzling British players. The action begins with Lady Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place”), arriving by stage coach at a thrown-together hotel […]
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On the Edge: A whisper to breathe
In the stressful moments of life, J.P. Devine recalls the clarity that comes with taking a deep breath.
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‘Slow Horses’ finale one nail-biting scene after another, J.P. Devine writes
The fifth and finale episode of “Slow Horses,” titled “Old Scores,” does not disappoint. The show, based on Mick Herron’s “Dead Lions,” gives us in this last hour, “Code September” and the “Cicadas,” (long sleeping and forgotten Russian spies) for an operation that will bring to mind 9/11. I will tell you no more except […]
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‘Yellowstone’ returns with new governor, pack of wolves in pinstripe suits
“One Hundred Years is Nothing,” Season 5, episode 1.
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On the Edge: The ice Maine cometh
Columnist J.P. Devine recalls the exact moment everything stopped and the ice storm forced them to seek shelter.
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On the Edge: What just happened?
Surrounded by emptiness after Christmas, J.P. Devine ponders an aging ornament and what’s lasting in his own life.
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‘And Just Like That’ the show goes on
They’re back and nobody cares. That’s the opinion of a stocking full of critics (58% on Rotten Tomatoes) and the public (30% audience). That has to hurt. As my review reaches your eyes, you and everyone on your viewing block knows that there are now only three of the upper class, rich, well-preserved ladies of […]
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‘The Apartment’ is gonna make your New Year’s Eve
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s (That magic team who gave us “Some Like It Hot”) great, immortal love story begins with a wide shot of C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) appearing as one of what appears to be 300 other corporate lemmings, sitting at 300 desks, punching out numbers on 300 tabulators. It ends with an […]
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On the Edge: What it’s all about
Searching local neighborhoods for crèches, J.P. Devine ponders the reason for the season as his search leads him to look at the faces human beings suffering and in need of mercy.
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‘The Tender Bar’ coming-of-age drama with street comedy relief
In Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer’s 2005 memoir, directed with a loving hand by George Clooney, it seems clear that Ben Affleck may no longer have to hyphenate his name with Matt Damon. Methinks that’s over now. His role as the owner and tender of a Staten Island bar called “Dickens” may well be Ben’s […]