As the world watches whether Russia will invade Ukraine, J.P. Devine has concerns closer to home.
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‘Frasier’ has never left the room
If you had to spend the rest of your life locked down in a safe house, and you only had one complete series you could watch, with no masks in sight, no war, no impending doom, what would it be? “Friends?” “Seinfeld?” Those are top rate comedies. Both of those series are now bronzed in […]
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J.P. Devine: To tub or not to tub
Childhood memories of using the bathtub have given way to the joys of showering, J.P. Devine writes.
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‘The Defiant Ones’ worth seeing, if only to honor the great Poitier, Kramer
Stanley Kramer gave us “High Noon” 1952 and “Judgement at Nuremberg” 1961 and that alone is enough to cast Kramer in gold. His “The Defiant Ones” in 1958 wasn’t in the same league with those brilliant pieces. Tony Curtis got to play chain-gang baddie Johnny Jackson, a snarling racist small-time criminal, in a time when […]
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J.P. Devine: Well, was that fun or what?
Enjoying his favorite cereal for dessert, J.P. Devine recalls a childhood moment when his mother introduced him to the magic of snap, crackle and pop.
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‘Munich: The Edge of War’ soft, dark and occasionally nail-biting espionage thriller
Every few years someone asks, “What ever happened to Jeremy Irons?” And then he pops up as Alfred in Zach Snyder’s “Batman” and “Justice League” as Scar in “The Lion King” and in the “House of Gucci,” where, with his usual charm and woolen suits, plays a son of the great Gucci. Irons is very […]
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J.P. Devine: Touring Waterville
Once an eccentric tour guide when he first arrived in Waterville, J.P. Devine told some tall tales to Elm City visitors.
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‘Parallel Mothers’ is like a neglected blister on what is at its core, the story of women
I’m definitely not one of the many fans of the internationally acclaimed Spanish writer director Pedro Almodovar. Remember here, that I’m a film “reviewer” not “critic,” even though I can get cranky. I’ve only seen two of Almodovar’s films, because of his two favorite actors, Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. I would watch laxative commercials […]