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Film Reviews: New Releases for June 6
Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, Dangerous Animals, Predator: Killer of Killers, The Ritual
Ana de Armas in Ballerina Ballerina *** “From the World of John Wick ” promises the marketing title of this spinoff/“sidequel” to the action franchise, which is a pretty high bar to reach after the Keanu Reeves films spent a decade setting the standard for crunching action choreography.
This story follows a different quest for righteous vengeance, as Eve (Ana de Armas)—an orphan raised by the Ruska Roma and their Director (Anjelica Huston) in the ways of armed and unarmed badassery—risks everything by picking a fight with the cultish leader (Gabriel Byrne) responsible for the death of her…
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