Steve Crum
http://www.kansascitykansan.com
Movies reviews only
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The Zone of Interest (2023) |
It is a harrowing experience realized through a brilliant motion picture. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 24, 2024
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Damsel (2024) |
A showcase of spectacle and heroic adventure. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 16, 2024
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Rustin (2023) |
It is an awesome motion picture recreating an awesome time in our nation.
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| Posted Mar 10, 2024
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American Fiction (2023) |
It evolves into an unexpected tale of story-within-a-story, which will have viewers pondering and wowing at film’s end.
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| Posted Jan 29, 2024
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Leave the World Behind (2023) |
Director/Writer Esmail has fashioned an end-of-the-world storyline that keeps pounding our fears throughout its 140 minutes. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jan 28, 2024
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Maestro (2023) |
So wonderful is the performance of Bradley Cooper as composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein. It is a film well worth seeing for its acting, direction and (not surprisingly) music. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jan 18, 2024
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The Equalizer 3 (2023) |
The production looks good with spot-on cinematography by Robert Richardson, and an effective heartbeat score by Marcelo Zarvos.
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| Posted Jan 16, 2024
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Oppenheimer (2023) |
The film’s narrative, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, encompasses an effective blend of historical documentary with dramatic thriller and biography.
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| Posted Jan 01, 2024
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Nyad (2023) |
In her Oscar worthy performance in the title role, Annette Bening is endurance exemplified.
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| Posted Dec 16, 2023
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The Burial (2023) |
Tommy Lee and Jamie are believable, wonderful allies as the camaraderie between their characters evolves. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Nov 03, 2023
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Reptile (2023) |
What begins as a taut crime story ends as anything but. In fact, the finale leaves a couple of questions unanswered.
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| Posted Oct 13, 2023
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Heart of Stone (2023) |
The problem lies in originality, the lack thereof.
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| Posted Sep 05, 2023
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The Woman King (2022) |
A dazzler from Terence Blanchard’s symphonic score to Polly Morgan’s eye pleasing cinematography. Acting is A-1, particularly by Davis and Mbedu.
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| Posted Apr 25, 2023
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Nope (2022) |
Director-writer Peele clearly knows the business of suspending disbelief. I say “yup” to ‘Nope.’
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| Posted Apr 16, 2023
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Tár (2022) |
Director-writer Todd Field paints a grim character study of a driven woman whose aspirations are multi-tasked. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Apr 14, 2023
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RRR (2022) |
There are complications and coincidences at work. That is the heart and soul of this great adventure laden with fantasy. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 24, 2023
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
An absorbing, revealing motion picture. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 09, 2023
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White Noise (2022) |
To call ‘White Noise’ unconventional is to put it, well, mildly. It is a fragmented mess of a plot, yes. It is wildly a spectacle, yes. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 14, 2023
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Elvis (2022) |
A dazzling opulence of color, set design, and musical presentations. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jan 24, 2023
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Good Night Oppy (2022) |
It is impossible not to join NASA scientists as they become increasingly emotionally involved with Oppy and its/his amazing abilities.
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| Posted Jan 21, 2023
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The Whale (2022) |
We are shown enough to surely be shocked and saddened, but we are also shown Charlie’s sweetness and desperation.
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Lou (2022) |
Lou Adell (Allison Janney) is a cross between a typical Liam Neeson hero and Rambo. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Dec 07, 2022
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Samaritan (2022) |
Despite a surprise switch ending, it is doubtful 'Samaritan' will ever prompt a sequel. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Nov 17, 2022
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The Gray Man (2022) |
A movie devoted to fists, guns, and kicking as much as the “Fast and Furious” series showcases speeding cars.
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| Posted Sep 06, 2022
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Collateral Damage (2002) |
Just use brawn over brain in accepting the logical order of events in this film.
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| Posted Jul 17, 2022
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We Were Soldiers (2002) |
A no-punches-pulled war movie, set in Vietnam, that will make even a ‘Nam veteran cringe at the violent realism. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jul 17, 2022
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Jurassic World Dominion (2022) |
Here is a nearly non-stop, sci-fi action flick that is on prehistoric overload. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jun 10, 2022
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All the Old Knives (2022) |
Does "All the Old Knives" make the cut? Like a dull edged butter knife, the answer is no. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Apr 23, 2022
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Dune (2021) |
The paramount attractions, the visuals, connect immediately. The landscapes, costuming, sets, makeup, creatures and wild special effects are stunning. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Apr 16, 2022
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Val (2021) |
A fascinating look about the actor whose life and times took a tragic turn. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Apr 13, 2022
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Respect (2021) |
It is Jennifer Hudson's treatment of Aretha Franklin's songs that sparkles here. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 16, 2022
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Lucy and Desi (2022) |
Loaded with both loving and realistic dialogue and footage. A great deal of the words and pictures have never been seen or heard before. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 13, 2022
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Toy Story 4 (2019) |
The second Toy Story was a sensation that led to Toy Story 3 and now 4. And what sensation exists in Toy Story 4! - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 13, 2022
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Bombshell (2019) |
Although it may seem otherwise, I am not sure that Lithgow is playing the infamous lout over the top at all. Seems incredibly credible, folks. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 13, 2022
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The Lighthouse (2019) |
This psychological horror drama is jammed with nightmarish imagery and tour de force acting. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 13, 2022
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Belfast (2021) |
Mere minutes into the movie, you know something special, classically special, is unfolding. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 06, 2022
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Don't Look Up (2021) |
"Don't Look Up" is no "Dr. Strangelove" in achieving lasting political satire brilliance, but it does mirror the times in which it was produced. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 05, 2022
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West Side Story (2021) |
At its heart, 'West Side Story' is a tragic love story. I still teared up at its poignant conclusion. Spielberg's reimagining is a must-see and a will-love. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Dec 10, 2021
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Being the Ricardos (2021) |
A very enlightening and entertaining dramedy encased in a 20th Century time capsule. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Dec 10, 2021
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King Richard (2021) |
For Will Smith it is surely an Oscar nomination. He goes above and beyond, starkly characterizing Richard Williams. He nails it. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Nov 19, 2021
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The Harder They Fall (2021) |
This revisionist work takes so much from a slew of the genre's memorable moments. To say 'The Harder They Fall' is cliché is putting it kindly. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Nov 08, 2021
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No Time to Die (2021) |
Arguably the greatest James Bond filming ever, 'No Time To Die' easily qualifies as an exercise in exclamatory adjectives. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Oct 08, 2021
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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938) |
Stunning Nazi propaganda told through an artist's eyes. - Kansas City Kansan
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| Posted Apr 09, 2021
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Mank (2020) |
At the very least, when 'Mank' is released on DVD, it should be paired with 'Citizen Kane' in a boxed set. Each would complement the other. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 30, 2021
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The Life Ahead (2020) |
A wonderfully crafted character study of Rosa and Momo, both of whom fight the inevitable sad truths of the world. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Mar 23, 2021
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Palmer (2021) |
The acting and powerful storytelling belie expectations. See it, and you will be impressed. Timberlake underplays terrifically. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 19, 2021
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The Prom (2020) |
So why does the film fall short? The answer is overproduction and slickness. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Feb 09, 2021
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The Midnight Sky (2020) |
Clooney, as well as the entire Aether crew, make the implausible plausible. That is a credit to their acting. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jan 17, 2021
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Palm Springs (2020) |
The cleverness of Max Barbakow's direction blended with the originality of Andy Siara's screenplay result in a fast-paced, extremely diverting 90 minutes. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Jan 12, 2021
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First Cow (2019) |
'First Cow' both begins and ends with a mystery. That might frustrate some viewers, but it works pretty beautifully. - Crum on Showbiz
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| Posted Dec 31, 2020
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