Monthly Archives: February 2015

Hugh Grant doesn’t flutter his eyes and stammer for comic effect any more. The long forelock that bounced over one sparkling blue eye was victim of that middle-aged man trim from the hair stylist. But the guy still has that … Continue reading →

The faith-based romance “Old Fashioned” is a slow, preachy romantic comedy opening Valentine’s Day week opposite “Fifty Shades of Grey,” counter-programming “love” that’s kinky with love from Corinthians. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does … Continue reading →

Bing Crosby croons “White Christmas” on Armed Forced Radio in Vietnam, the same station where Adrian Cronauer bellowed “Good Morning, Vietnam,” as the Robin Williams movie reminded us. But this wasn’t the holidays. It was a signal. It was time … Continue reading →

Here’s the link, one of the best documentaries of the past year was filmed by PBS (released to theaters, first) and is up for the Oscar. Watch it for free, from their website, through Saturday.

The striking desert around Joshua Tree National Monument inspired U-2 to title an album after it and his friends to take the body of singer Gram Parsons there to cremate him. But it’s the uninspired setting for “3 Nights in … Continue reading →

Mark Hamill is guarded, a little hesitant to talk. “I want to be very careful here, because I have no interest in getting back in the spotlight,” he says. “I’m enjoying my ‘elderly recluse’ years.” He’s joking, of course. Because … Continue reading →

“Jupiter Ascending” got the beat-down it so richly deserved among critics — eye candy without much of consequence, and much that is unintentionally funny. BOOM. Wachowskis? Done. “Seventh Son” is a classic early Feb. action picture — sword and sorcery … Continue reading →

The only question that’s worth considering in “Seventh Son” is whether this all-star B-movie is bad enough to cost Julianne Moore her “Still Alice” Oscar. And the answer to that is, “Not really.” A sword-and-sorcery epic built around Jeff Bridges, … Continue reading →

The myth of Cenk “Young Turk” Uygur gets a serious burnishing in “Mad as Hell,” a cheerfully angry and yet upbeat documentary about the creator and host of online’s “Young Turks” Youtube show. Uygur’s journey, from Turkey to America, from … Continue reading →