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Freeze Frame is a weekly show reviewing the latest movies from Hollywood's best to independent and arthouse movies.

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Freeze Frame: "Murder Mystery 2" (PG-13), "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" (PG-13), "Tetris" (R), "Spinning Gold" (R) 30.03.2023 2:01

Sometimes mindless, silly fluff is just what a weary viewer wants at the end of a long day’s work. If that's you, then the goofy Netflix caper movie "Murder Mystery […] The post Freeze Frame: "Murder Mystery 2" (PG-13), "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" (PG-13), "Tetris" (R), "Spinning Gold" (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Freeze Frame: "John Wick: Chapter 4" (R), "Last Sentinel" (R) 25.03.2023 2:01

The latest installment of the wildly popular John Wick action franchise, “John Wick: Chapter Four,” is an amazing stunt reel in search of a plot. Keanu Reeves is back as […] The post Freeze Frame: "John Wick: Chapter 4" (R), "Last Sentinel" (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Freeze Frame: "Boston Strangler" (R), "Moving On" (R), "The Magician's Elephant" (PG), "One Fine Morning" (R) 18.03.2023 2:01

The Hulu drama “Boston Strangler” is a workmanlike journalistic procedural about the two women, played by Keira Knightly and Carrie Coon, who in the 1960s were credited with breaking the […] The post Freeze Frame: "Boston Strangler" (R), "Moving On" (R), "The Magician's Elephant" (PG), "One Fine Morning" (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Freeze Frame: "Scream VI" (R), "Champions" (PG-13), "The Quiet Girl" (PG-13) 11.03.2023 2:01

At one point in the absurd slasher sequel "Scream VI," a stabbing victim says, "**** this franchise." I agree. While it delivers the tongue-in-cheek chills that fans of these movies […] The post Freeze Frame: "Scream VI" (R), "Champions" (PG-13), "The Quiet Girl" (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Freeze Frame: "Creed III" (PG-13), "Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre" (R), "They Wait in the Dark" (Not rated), "Turn Every Page" (PG-13) 03.03.2023 2:01

"Creed III" has Michael B. Jordan. Check. Jonathan Majors is solid as his nemesis. Check. It has well-staged boxing scenes. Check. It's no knockout by any means, but those three […] The post Freeze Frame: "Creed III" (PG-13), "Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre" (R), "They Wait in the Dark" (Not rated), "Turn Every Page" (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Freeze Frame: "Cocaine Bear" (R), "Emily" (R), "We Have a Ghost" (PG-13), "Linoleum" (Not rated) 03.03.2023 2:00

In 1985 a Georgia black bear consumed a duffel bag of cocaine that smugglers had dropped from an airplane. The grisly black comedy “Cocaine Bear” imagines what could have happened […] The post Freeze Frame: "Cocaine Bear" (R), "Emily" (R), "We Have a Ghost" (PG-13), "Linoleum" (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

Freeze Frame: "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (PG-13), "Sharper" (R), "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" (R) 17.02.2023 1:59

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is the third stand-alone Ant-Man movie featuring our size-shifting Avenger hero, played by Kansas City’s own Paul Rudd. Evangeline Lily, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michael Douglas […]

Freeze Frame: "Your Place or Mine" (PG-13), "Consecration" (R), "Pamela: A Love Story" (TV-MA) 10.02.2023 2:01

Attractive, likable stars can’t save the creaky, warmed-over Netflix rom-com “Your Place or Mine.” Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher play long-distance friends who hooked up once twenty years ago. She’s […]

Freeze Frame: "80 for Brady (PG-13), "Knock at the Cabin" (R), "True Spirit" (PG) 03.02.2023 2:01

The broad and goofy comedy “80 for Brady” is aimed squarely at the underserved older moviegoer demographic. Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Rita Moreno play elderly fans of New […]

Freeze Frame: "You People" (R), "Infinity Pool" (R), "Living" (PG-13) 27.01.2023 2:01

The Hollywood rom-com meets an R-rated social commentary in the Netflix movie, “You People.” Jonah HIll plays Ezra, a white Jewish podcaster who falls for an African-American Muslim designer named […]

Freeze Frame: "Women Talking" (PG-13), "The Son" (PG-13), "Alice, Darling" (R) 18.01.2023 2:01

“Women Talking” is an award-winning film adapted from a 2018 novel by Miriam Toews. It’s loosely based on the true story of a group of Mennonite women who gather to […]

Freeze Frame: "Plane" (R), "Dog Gone" (PG) 13.01.2023 2:00

With movies like the action trilogy “Olympus Has Fallen,” “London Has Fallen and “Angel Has Fallen,” Scottish actor Gerard Butler is carving out a niche for himself as an action […]

Freeze Frame: "A Man Called Otto" (PG-13), "The Pale Blue Eye" (R), "Corsage" (Not rated), "White Noise" (R) 06.01.2023 2:01

Tom Hanks plays a judgmental curmudgeon facing bitter personal disappointment in the sentimental comic drama, “A Man Called Otto.” Upon his forced retirement, a lonely widower must decide what to do with […]

Freeze Frame: The Best Films of 2022 30.12.2022 2:00

Time for my annual countdown of the best movies of the year. 10) Amazing aerial stunt work overcomes the absurd, testosterone-fueled script in the entertaining box office blockbuster, “Top Gun: […]

Freeze Frame: "Babylon" (R), "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (PG-13), "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" (PG), "The Whale" (R) 23.12.2022 2:00

Oscar-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle wants to have it both ways. He wants “Babylon” to be a celebration of the decadent excesses of Old Hollywood as well as a condemnation of […]

Take Two: "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" (PG) 23.12.2022 1:59

Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water) adds some new twists to the classic story in a new stop-motion musical adaptation.

Freeze Frame: "Emancipation" (R), "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" (PG), "Aftersun" (R) 10.12.2022 2:01

Oscar-winner Will Smith returns for yet another powerful performance in the harrowing historical drama “Emancipation,” now in theaters and on Apple TV+. While somewhat fictionalized, “Emancipation” tells the heart-wrenching story […]

Freeze Frame: "Violent Night" (R), "Bones and All" (R), "The Inspection" (R), "Darby and the Dead" (PG-13) 01.12.2022 2:00

Had enough heartwarming holiday fare? If so, then the dark R-rated comedy “Violent Night” might be more to your liking. David Harbour of “Stranger Things” fame plays a tired, inebriated, […]

Freeze Frame: "The Fabelmans" (PG-13), "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (R), "Strange World" (PG-13), "Slumberland" (PG) 24.11.2022 2:00

For fifty years, Steven Spielberg has been Hollywood’s preeminent filmmaker. His latest movie, “The Fabelmans,” is his most personal yet. This semi-autobiographical story is about a young boy who discovers the magic of filmmaking. But more than that, it’s about how his thorny family dynamics shaped him as an artist. Heartfelt. humane and beautifully acted, […]

Freeze Frame: "She Said" (R), "Spirited" (PG-13), "Disenchanted" (PG), "The Menu" (R), "A Christmas Story Christmas" (PG) 18.11.2022 2:01

“She Said” is a timely journalist procedural in the fashion of “All the President’s Men” and “Spotlight.” It depicts the efforts of two New York Times reporters, played by Carrie Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, to expose the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Their discoveries helped spark the #MeToo movement. While this lengthy […]

Freeze Frame: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (PG-13), "My Father's Dragon" (PG) 11.11.2022 2:00

The highly anticipated sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a sprawling, action-packed and overlong Marvel epic, redeemed by filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s vision that serves as an earnest salute to the late Chadwick Boseman, who initially played the title character. It’s also a thoughtful commentary on colonialism. Laticia Wright takes the spotlight as Shuri, the Black […]

Freeze Frame: The Banshees of Inisherin" (R), "Enola Holmes 2" (PG-13), "Causeway" (R), "Louis Armstrong's Black and Blues" 03.11.2022 2:01

Watching the pitch-black comedy of writer/director Martin McDonough can sometimes feel like an assault. His latest effort, “The Banshees of Inisherin” is no exception. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson give compelling performances as two friends living on an isolated island off the coast of Ireland. Things degenerate violently when one decides that he can no […]

Freeze Frame: "Till" (PG-13), "The Good Nurse" (R), "Wendell & Wild" (PG-13) 28.10.2022 2:01

An important story respectfully told. That’s the bottom line for the heartbreaking historical drama “Till.” Danielle Deadwyler gives a riveting performance as the mother of Emmit Till, the black teen murdered by white racists in Mississippi in 1955, the event that ignited the Civil Rights movement. You can count on seeing Deadwyler’s name bandied about a […]

Freeze Frame: "Black Adam" (PG-13), "Ticket to Paradise" (PG-13), "The School for Good and Evil" (PG-13) 21.10.2022 2:00

The DC Cinematic Universe adds yet another larger-than-life character to its ever-expanding lineup. Dwayne Johnson is “Black Adam,” a superpowered antihero from the Middle Eastern nation of Kahndaq, who becomes the nemesis of the Justice Society. After being entombed for 5000 years, Black Adam is released and his existence endangers the citizens…blah, blah, blah. If your […]

Freeze Frame: "Halloween Ends" (R), "Rosaline" (PG-13), "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" (PG-13) 14.10.2022 2:01

The title of the movie is “Halloween Ends.” And if you believe that, I’ve got a bridge in Bonner Springs to sell you. After 11 films over 44 years, Jamie Lee Curtis is still being menaced by boogeyman Michael Meyers in theaters and on Peacock. Curtis is back as Laurie Strode, now battling depression and […]