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Al Alexander

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Biography:

Al has been a film critic for The Patriot Ledger in suburban Boston since 1988, and the senior film critic there since 2001. His reviews also appear in newspapers associated with the nationwide Gannett chain. He is a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association.

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Neighborhood Watch (2025) 61% B “The plot is clunky ... but the dialogue is sharp and snappy, and the banter so natural at times as to seem ad-libbed. And why not? Morgan and Quaid mesh well together, mining fresh content from the well-worn pages of the opposites-attract playbook.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 25, 2025 Full Review The Trouble with Jessica (2023) 57% C “Except for a handful of genuinely LOL deadpan lines delivered by Sewell, it seldom works as well as Winn intends. Nor is any of it the least bit believable.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 24, 2025 Full Review On Swift Horses (2024) 52% C- “There’s no shortage of charisma from its two stars. Both bring their A game, despite being hemmed in by the staid tone director Daniel Minahan demands. Where there should be intense heat and unflinching desire, there is only tepidness and restraint.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 24, 2025 Full Review The Shrouds (2024) 75% C+ “A tome on a tomb containing a widower’s dearly departed wife, the film is as self-indulgent as it is insufferable. Yet, you can’t resist it, anxious to see which kooky twist Cronenberg will introduce next in what ultimately proves a convoluted mess. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 18, 2025 Full Review The Wedding Banquet (2025) 88% B+ “It fully embraces its gay subject matter, enticing you with generous amounts of levity and grace, as you become immersed in the inner lives of characters who refuse to be singularly defined.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 17, 2025 Full Review The Ugly Stepsister (2025) 96% B+ “ It effectively takes a scalpel to what constitutes “pretty” by penetrating the skin and cutting deep. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 17, 2025 Full Review A Nice Indian Boy (2024) 96% B+ “ It begins and ends with a wedding, but it’s what’s in between that results in you being hitched to “A Nice Indian Boy.” Thriving on a combination of charm and hard truths, it’s an astute celebration of family, no matter how big of a pain it can be. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 12, 2025 Full Review Sacramento (2024) 87% C+ “If not for the chemistry between the two stars and their endearing portrayals of a couple of Peter Pans fearing responsibility more than death, “Sacramento” would be a waste of time. With them, it has a shaggy-dog vibe that holds your interest – barely. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 11, 2025 Full Review That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023) 97% A- “ You don’t watch it; you let it wash over you as you’re drawn ever deeper into a dying rural Gaelic enclave clinging to the last vestiges of tradition and community. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 10, 2025 Full Review One to One: John & Yoko (2024) 89% B+ “ The music is the drawing card, but what seduces you is how the movie penetrates the mythos to capture John and Yoko as down-to-earth people determined to make the world a better place through their activism.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 10, 2025 Full Review The Uninvited (2024) 85% C- “ This party crash is more than a mere mishap. It’s a total wreck.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 10, 2025 Full Review Freaky Tales (2024) 74% B- “ It helps if you can switch your brain to airplane mode when you enter the theater because the less you think the more you’re likely to appreciate the copious amounts of quirk on display. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 3, 2025 Full Review Eric LaRue (2023) 71% B- “Greer consistently rises above the material with a performance that transfixes.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 3, 2025 Full Review The Luckiest Man in America (2024) 66% B- “It earns its place in the pantheon of movies depicting 온라인카지노추천 game show scandals. For that, credit co-writer-director Samir Oliveros for spinning the wheel and landing on Paul Walter Hauser, a jackpot if there ever was one.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 3, 2025 Full Review William Tell (2024) 56% B- “A big-budget ($45 million) medieval slayfest that doesn’t shy away from its preposterously bold flirtation with parody. But that’s to be expected of a filmmaker so presumptuous that he’s already anticipating a follow-up, no doubt dubbed “Deux Tell.”” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Apr 3, 2025 Full Review Bob Trevino Likes It (2024) 95% A- “I don’t just like ‘Bob Trevino’; I absolutely love it!” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 28, 2025 Full Review The Friend (2024) 84% A- “McGehee and Siegel seldom falter at generating subtle laughs. But this is no “Beethoven.” It’s much smarter, more existential, thriving on an abundance of love and compassion in its revelation that canines are human, too.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 28, 2025 Full Review The Penguin Lessons (2024) 80% B- “Coogan and the penguin somehow find a way to leave you in a puddle of tears. The source of this emotional outpouring is the epitome of shameless manipulation. But darned if it doesn’t work. You might say it’s all part of the “Lesson” plan.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Locked (2025) 65% B- “It’s an intriguing setup that could quickly turn tiresome, but Skarsgård seldom fails to keep you engaged. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 20, 2025 Full Review The Assessment (2024) 82% B ““The Assessment” works best as an existential exercise in locating the point where you stop being yourself and start devolving into your child’s whiny little bitch. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 20, 2025 Full Review Magazine Dreams (2023) 80% B “ Majors renders this inner turmoil to perfection, often without words and even more impressively without over-dramatizing. But there’s never any doubt his Killian is a ticking time bomb that’s just one or two more slights away from exploding.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 20, 2025 Full Review Disney's Snow White (2025) 40% B- “It looks scrumptious, offers tasteful depictions of the Seven Dwarfs, and features an outstanding turn by Rachel Zegler in the titular role. Yet, it remains a bit of a slog, at least for adults who know the Grimm Brothers’ tale by rote. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 20, 2025 Full Review Eephus (2024) 100% A- “ We don’t know these people. We’re not even sure if they’re actors or the real thing. All that matters is that the kid in us is vicariously living through the kid in them. And that’s what makes “Eephus” so endearing.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 13, 2025 Full Review The Electric State (2025) 15% C- “For a more satisfying cybernetic experience, try switching over from Netflix to Peacock for the vastly superior  “The Wild Robot.” If nothing else, it will deliver more clink for your buck than the low-wattage “Electric State."” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 13, 2025 Full Review The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024) 88% C+ “ It’s undeniably colorful and nostalgic, but I’m afraid, to quote Porky, “Tha, tha, tha, that’s all, folks!”” – Movies Thru the Spectrum Mar 13, 2025 Full Review
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