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Movie Reviews: Neruda, Kedi, Kong: Skull Island

Posted By on March 10, 2017, 8:37 AM

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All possible multiplex challengers run to get out of the way of King Kong, while art house offerings profile a Chilean poet and Turkish cats.

Director Pablo Larraín (Jackie)  offers up another unconventional biopic in Neruda (pictured), and once again stumbles a bit down his unique path. The documentary Kedi explores street cats in Istanbul, Turkey in a way that highlights human kindness as much as cute animals.

In this week's feature review, MaryAnn Johanson delights in the wild mix of horror, dark comedy and giant monster battles in Kong: Skull Island.
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Scott Renshaw

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 Scott Renshaw has been a City Weekly staff member since 1999, including assuming the role of primary film critic in 2001 and Arts & Entertainment Editor in 2003. Scott has covered the Sundance Film Festival for 25 years, and provided coverage of local arts including theater, pop-culture conventions, comedy, literature,... more

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