Tag: Body Brokers
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‘Ida Red’ Review: A Tulsa Crime Family Wants Mama Out of Prison
Mama’s in the slammer but she’s running the show in “Ida Red,” a proficiently made crime family drama that sees director John Swab return to his Oklahoma roots. Consciously seeking to emulate action/crime films by Michael Mann, William Friedkin and others, Swab strives so hard to deliver a similar product that his film has no…
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New Movies to Watch This Week: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘I Care a Lot,’ ‘Test Pattern’
The treasures of an extended Oscar season just keep on giving, as Venice Film Festival winner and award season favorite “Nomadland” finds its way to theaters — and Hulu subscribers. It’s a special film, about a woman (played by two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand) who pulls up stakes and travels the country by van, hitting…
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‘Body Brokers’ Review: Drug Abuse Is Big Business for More Than Just the Dealers
For all the movies made about substance abuse, “Body Brokers” is the first I can recall about the “treatment industry” itself, that multi-billion-dollar sector dedicated to helping hard-drug users kick the habit, and its conclusion is startling: Addiction is a disease, and as such, it’s a veritable money machine for doctors, therapists and pharmaceutical companies…