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“The Wrecking Crew” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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The Wrecking Crew (1996/2008/2015; Denny Tedesco) GRADE: B By Daniel Barnes In case you didn’t know a loosely knit group of roughly two dozen Southern California session musicians played on almost every classic pop song and TV theme you ever loved. Dubbed The Wrecking Crew, they were Phil […]

“Little Richard” (2000) Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Little Richard (2000; Robert Townsend) GRADE: D By Daniel Barnes *NOTE: This review was originally published on The Barnesyard in 2006. “Gentile, Quasi-Inspiring Treatment” Hollywood biopics are less filmed biographies than they are hagiographies.  There is an assumption that every story should be “inspiring”, even if the subject […]