Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” is Special Ed’s Hip-Hop Classic “I Got It Made.”
The first of many needle drops in Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” is Special [Read More]
Month: October 2022
The Romance Movie “Factotum” Directed by Bent Hamer
An egg plops into a sweaty glass of beer, gripped by a gnarled, papery hand [Read More]
Here is a Bold, Beautiful, Visually Julie Taymor’s “Across the Universe” is an Audacious Marriage of Cutting
Here is a bold, beautiful, visually enchanting musical where we walk into the theater humming [Read More]
The Movie “Conversations With Other Women,” Written by Gabrielle Zevin and Directed by Hans Canosa
The man says: “Time really can’t move in two directions.” Of course, this is not [Read More]
The Romance Movie ‘Evening’ a Woman is dying in a Martha Stewart
There are few things more depressing than a weeper that doesn’t make you weep. “Evening” [Read More]
“Werewolves Within,” Josh Ruben’s Playful Horror-Comedy About Being a Good Neighbor
The small town of Beaverfield is in crisis. A sly oil man named Sam Parker [Read More]
Drama Romance Movie ‘Down in the Valley’ San Fernando Cowboy
A carload of teenage girls on their way to the beach stops at a gas [Read More]
Storyline Horror Movie Reviews “The Amusement Park”
George A. Romero, like a lot of independent artists, had to die before he was [Read More]
The Horror Movie Directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell “The Boy Behind the Door”
The premise alone is terrifying: Two 12-year-old boys get abducted in broad daylight, tied up [Read More]
The Horror Movie Director Jonathan Cuartas “My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To”
Well, what would you do if you had a close family member who suffered from [Read More]
Storyline Drama Comedy Romance The Movie “Golden Voices”
In the charming and wryly bittersweet Israeli film “Golden Voices,” Vladimir Friedman and Maria Belkin [Read More]
The Movie “Compartment No. 6” Brought an Easy Smile to my Face
It’s always pleasant to have a movie kick off with a piece of music you [Read More]
Sorkin implants his aforesaid signature style into “Being the Ricardos” Reviews
There is something about the speed in which Aaron Sorkin thinks, writes, and projects his [Read More]
The Movie “Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire” a Documentary Canadian Musician Leonard Cohen
“Bird on a Wire,” a documentary that follows late Canadian poet/musician Leonard Cohen on his [Read More]
Don’t sleep with anybody, “Easy A” Movie Family Romance Reviews
“Easy A” offers an intriguing middle ground to the absolute of sexual abstinence: Don’t sleep [Read More]
Storyline Film Family Animation “Space Jam: A New Legacy” Movie Reviews
Wait, when did everyone get a “-verse” to encompass all of their IP? I get [Read More]
The Love Witch” a Movie written, directed, and edited by Anna Biller
“The Love Witch,” a movie written, directed, and edited by Anna Biller, who is also [Read More]
“Ron’s Gone Wrong” Storyline Film Family Comedy Animation
“Ron’s Gone Wrong” is an indictment of the invasive, insidious tactics of Big Tech, and [Read More]
Storyline Drama Action Adventure Romance a Movie “Aquaman”
Whenever anybody asks me what “Aquaman” is like, I mention an early scene where opposing [Read More]
Storyline Film Action Adventure “Die Another Day” Movie Reviews
I realized with a smile, 15 minutes into the new James Bond movie, that I [Read More]
“It Follows” Movie Horror Reviews
If you look at the title of “It Follows,” an unsettling, and deservedly celebrated new [Read More]
Storyline Drama Action Adventure a Movie “Casino Royale”
“Casino Royale” has the answers to all my complaints about the 45-year-old James Bond series, [Read More]