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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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Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2024) 100% B+ “ I’m ashamed to say I’d never heard of Jerry Williams, or his alter ego, “Swamp Dogg,” before directors Isaac Gale and Ryan Olson brought him to my attention. And, boy, am I thankful that they did. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 15, 2025 Full Review Sister Midnight (2024) 96% B+ “Kandhari launches a spectacular writing-directing debut with a Kafkaesque take on female empowerment in a society that doesn’t smile fondly upon wives breaking bad.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 15, 2025 Full Review Deaf President Now! (2025) 100% A- “ If there’s a lesson to be gleaned, it’s to never doubt your power to effect change. Always fight for what you believe in, no matter the consequences. It’s a point, “Deaf President Now!” drives home with the utmost passion. And, boy, does it resonate.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 15, 2025 Full Review Clown in a Cornfield (2025) 73% B “There are times when Craig pours on the blood and sentimentality a bit too thick, but then that’s to be expected when the subject is corn. And this “Clown” is about as corny as you can get. In this case, that’s a good thing.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 9, 2025 Full Review Nonnas (2025) 80% B “ Like an overstuffed cannoli, “Nonnas” is sweet, cheesy and abundant in empty calories. It’s comfort food to the max, epitomizing the best kind of mindless entertainment, courtesy of a sensational cast showcasing a host of alumni from “The Sopranos.” ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 9, 2025 Full Review Fight or Flight (2024) 77% B “Hartnett manages to project a certain endearing goofiness essential to the role. He’s no Liam Neeson or Jason Statham when it comes to busting heads, but for this short, breezy 102-minute “Flight,” he more than holds his own.  ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 9, 2025 Full Review Juliet & Romeo (2025) 24% D- “The titular lovers in Timothy Scott Bogart’s reimagined “Juliet & Romeo” aren’t just star-crossed, they’re stilted and boring, occupying a film so wrongheaded it’s hard to know where to begin chronicling its claim on worst picture of the year. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 9, 2025 Full Review The Surfer (2024) 86% B “Nicolas Cage charging into the breach on a beach and blowing your mind is just what “The Surfer” ordered. And, boy, does he deliver with one of his wackiest creations yet in a film catching a wave amid a rising tide of toxic masculinity and broken dreams.” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 2, 2025 Full Review Another Simple Favor (2025) 62% C “I have a simple favor to ask. Nothing much. Just a desperate plea to stop with the “Simple Favors.” One was more than satisfactory. But two is too much to ask, especially when the consequences are two hours of monotony. ” – Movies Thru the Spectrum May 1, 2025 Full Review Neighborhood Watch (2025) 65% 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) 62% 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) 51% 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) 95% 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) 84% 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) 90% 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) 78% 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) 69% 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) 54% 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
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