Spotlight REVIEW Movie review: 'Trap' has plenty of exits for Josh Hartnett BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Aug 8, 2024 Aug 8, 2024 Updated Oct 23, 2024 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Trap" is an interesting concept, particularly since it plays on understandable fears. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’ve seen Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, you know the idea of safety emerges at some point.kAm(:E9 E9@FD2?5D :? E96 2C6?2[ :E’5 36 2 ?:89E>2C6 :7[ D2J[ D@>6 E9C62E 2AA62C65] p D6C:2= <:==6Cnk^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kAm%92E’D HC:E6C^5:C64E@C |] }:89E $9J2>2=2?’D ?:89E>2C6 D46?2C:@]k^AmkAmx? “%C2A[” 96 D6?5D 2 72E96C 2?5 52F89E6C E@ 2 !9:=256=A9:2 2C6?2 H96C6 E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ D66 96C 72G@C:E6 2CE:DE[ {25J #2G6? 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Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot Many Swifties spent thousands of euros on travel, hotels and food in one of the most expensive European capitals.
Movies in a Minute: "Trap" Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Trap" is an interesting concept, particularly since it plays on understandable fears.
Movie review: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' manages to bite every hand that ever fed Marvel If you embrace the Marvel universe, you’ll love “Deadpool & Wolverine.” If you hate the Marvel universe, you’ll love “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
Movie review: 'Twisters' whips up a lot of movie excitement Like disaster films of the 1970s and '80s, “Twisters” loads up with a cavalcade of characters, then watches them react.
Movie review: Blake Lively's 'It Ends with Us' goes on ... and on The corny plot, the gauzy settings and the oh-so-questionable link to the past conspire to remind us of similar films we actually liked.
Movie review: 'Alien: Romulus' recalls the days of good ol' popcorn films After several hit-and-miss “Alien” sequels, it’s comforting to see “Alien: Romulus,” a sturdy entry in the canon that reminds us of a day when…
Movie review: There's a good story lurking under 'Smile 2's' evil grin It takes director Parker Finn a long time to get the story to crack. As a result, we’re never quite sure where the evil spirits are headed.
