Film Review: ASTRONAUT (USA 2019)

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A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space. Director: Shelagh McLeod Writer: Shelagh McLeod Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Lyriq Bent, Colm Feore ASTRONAUT belongs to the genre of old-fart films where the protagonist is a senior and has to come to…

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Film Review: KILLING PATIENT ZERO (Canada 2019) ***1/2

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Gaetan Dugas was openly gay. In early 1980s he contracted what was termed “gay cancer”. He provided blood samples and 72 names of his former sex partners. Dugas was demonized for his promiscuity and wrongfully identified as patient zero. Director: Laurie Lynd Writer: Laurie Lynd If you are a straight…

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