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Freeze Frame

KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio

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

tv & film film history

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Freeze Frame: “Love Lies Bleeding” (R), “Arthur the...

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2024/03/15

The action thriller “Love Lies Bleeding” is an example of extremely well-made sleaze, a midnight movie with a mind. Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brien star in a twisted lesbian romance […]The post Freeze Frame: “Love Lies Bleeding” (R), “Arthur the King” (PG-13), “One Life” (PG), “American Dreamer” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Spaceman” (R), “Kung Fu Panda 4” (PG),...

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2024/03/08

In the Netflix sci-fi flick “Spaceman,” Adam Sandler plays a cosmonaut who befriends a giant space spider. No, this ain’t a comedy. “Spaceman” is a slow-moving but thoughtful drama from […]The post Freeze Frame: “Spaceman” (R), “Kung Fu Panda 4” (PG), “Damsel” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Dune: Part 2” (PG-13), “Io Capitano”...

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2024/03/01

The delay is over Dunatics. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part 2” has finally arrived on the big screen and it’s a sweeping saga that arguably tells Frank Herbert’s intricate […]The post Freeze Frame: “Dune: Part 2” (PG-13), “Io Capitano” (Not rated), “Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Ordinary Angels” (PG), “Perfect Days”...

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2024/02/23

Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank stars in the family friendly social drama, “Ordinary Angels.” It tells the inspirational true story of Sharon Stevens, an alcoholic hairdresser who seeks redemption by […]The post Freeze Frame: “Ordinary Angels” (PG), “Perfect Days” (PG), “Out of Darkness” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

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FREEZE FRAME: “Bob Marley: One Love” (PG-13), “Madame...

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2024/02/15

“Bob Marley: One Love” is both entertaining and disappointing at the same time. The late reggae icon’s music propels what is otherwise a very bland reenactment of segments of his […] The post FREEZE FRAME: “Bob Marley: One Love” (PG-13), “Madame Web” (PG-13), “The Taste of Things” (PG-13), “This is Me…Now: A Love Story” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “The Teachers’ Lounge” (PG-13),...

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2024/02/09

“The Teachers’ Lounge” is a German film deservedly nominated for the Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars. Leonie Benesch plays a naive novice schoolteacher who sets off a volatile firestorm when […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Teachers’ Lounge” (PG-13), “Suncoast” (R), “Upgraded” (R), “Genius: MLK/X” (Unrated) appeared first on KKFI.

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FREEZE FRAME: “Argylle” (PG-13), “Scrambled” (R),...

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2024/02/02

The wildly imaginative tongue-in-cheek action comedy “Argylle” is the sort of movie that the term “meta” was coined for. Bryce Dallas Howard stars as a homebody novelist. She becomes the […] The post FREEZE FRAME: “Argylle” (PG-13), “Scrambled” (R), “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “The Zone of Interest” (R), “The...

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2024/01/25

The banality of evil is the subject of the devastating German entry, “The Zone of Interest,” loosely based on the novel by Martin Amis. It’s the favorite to win this […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Zone of Interest” (R), “The Underdoggs” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Origin” (R), “I.S.S.” (R), “Freud’s...

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2024/01/19

Ava DuVernay’s earnest and thoughtful drama “Origin” focuses on the multiple personal traumas that prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson endured as she wrote and researched her nonfiction bestseller, “Caste: The Origins […] The post Freeze Frame: “Origin” (R), “I.S.S.” (R), “Freud’s Last Session” (PG-13), “True Detective: Night Country” (TV-MA) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Mean Girls” (PG-13), “American...

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2024/01/11

Tina Fey’s hit 2004 comedy “Mean Girls” was adapted into a popular Broadway musical. The new movie is a cinematic version of that play. Angourie Rice leads the cast in […] The post Freeze Frame: “Mean Girls” (PG-13), “American Fiction” (R), “Lift” (PG-13), “Echo” (TV-MA) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: The Best Films of 2023

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2024/01/03

Happy New Year. Time to look back at the best of the cinematic crop for 2023. 10) PAST LIVES A sweet and melancholy drama about childhood friends who awkwardly reconnect […] The post Freeze Frame: The Best Films of 2023 appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “The Color Purple” (PG-13), “The Boys...

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2023/12/29

The second cinematic adaptation of Alice Walker’s classic novel “The Color Purple” is an admirable reworking of the Broadway musical version. Fantasia Barrino is terrific in the central role of […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Color Purple” (PG-13), “The Boys in the Boat” (PG-13), “Ferrari” (R), “Society of the Snow” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (PG-13),...

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2023/12/22

Jason Mamoa returns for possibly the last time as the aquatic DC superhero in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” There’s over $200 million worth of eye candy in the story […] The post Freeze Frame: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (PG-13), “Poor Things” (R), “The Iron Claw” (R), “Migration” (PG), “Rebel Moon” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Wonka” (PG), “Chicken Run: Dawn of the...

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2023/12/15

Did we really need a musical prequel to the classic 1971 fantasy “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?” No. But I’m still glad that we got one. Timothy Chalamet is […] The post Freeze Frame: “Wonka” (PG), “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” (PG), “The Family Plan (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Maestro” (R), “Elieen” (R), “Leave the...

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2023/12/08

The contentious relationship between renowned composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia is the focus of the biopic, “Maestro.” It’s in theaters now and on Netflix on December 20th. Bradley […] The post Freeze Frame: “Maestro” (R), “Elieen” (R), “Leave the World Behind” (R), “Merry Little Batman” (TV-Y7) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Candy Cane Lane” (PG), “May December”...

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2023/11/30

Eddie Murphy’s comic dexterity isn’t enough to save the bloated Amazon Prime Christmas fantasy, “Candy Cane Lane.” Murphy makes a deal with a backslidden elf to help him win a […] The post Freeze Frame: “Candy Cane Lane” (PG), “May December” (R), “Family Switch” (PG), “Under the Influencer” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Napoleon” (R), “Wish” (PG), “Saltburn”...

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2023/11/23

“Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s historical epic about the infamous French emperor, comes up a bit short. Joaquin Phoenix mumbles his way through this visually spectacular, often funny, but dramatically lackluster extravaganza. This […] The post Freeze Frame: “Napoleon” (R), “Wish” (PG), “Saltburn” (R), “Dashing Through the Snow” (PG), “Leo” (PG) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “Rustin” (R), “Next Goal Wins” (PG-13),...

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2023/11/16

A riveting performance from Colman Domingo and an important untold story propel the Netflix biopic, “Rustin.” The film focuses on the Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin and his efforts to […] The post Freeze Frame: “Rustin” (R), “Next Goal Wins” (PG-13), “Trolls Band Together” (PG), “Best. Christmas. Ever!” (TV-PG) appeared first on KKFI.

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Freeze Frame: “The Marvels” (PG-13), “Journey to...

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2023/11/10

The superpowers of Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and SABER astronaut Monica Rambeau become mysteriously intertwined in the action opus “The Marvels.” Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris play the potent trio […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Marvels” (PG-13), “Journey to Bethlehem” (PG), “Quiz Lady” (R), “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI.

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FREEZE FRAME: “Priscilla” (R), “What Happens Later”...

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2023/11/04

“Priscilla,” Sophia Coppola’s subtle and nuanced movie about the relationship of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, is the polar opposite of Baz Luhrmann’s flashy and bombastic musical biopic “Elvis.” Cailee Spaney […] The post FREEZE FRAME: “Priscilla” (R), “What Happens Later” (R), “The Marsh King’s Daughter” (R), “Nyad” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

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