Monthly Archives: January 2019

Perhaps not the movie you’d expect from a top billed supported player in a blockbuster/Oscar contender like “A Star is Born.” But the ol’cowpoke who narrated the Dude’s tale in “The Big Lebowski?” Yup. A gonzo midnight action pic/tall tale … Continue reading →

Generations of film buffs got their start on Laurel & Hardy comedies — classic short films from the silent and early sound era that laid bare the basic principles of great comedy. So any sentimental film appreciation of the cinema’s … Continue reading →

The casting’s a tad unconventional — Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Laurel & Hardy? But OK. Reilly the great dons the padding and Coogan loses a little weight and takes on the light, thin voice of Stan. The … Continue reading →

No killing puppies. Apparently. The cool collectible car has been replaced by…a horse. But this summer, “John Wick 3: Parabellum” adds some firepower, somebody to lift Keanu’s game by sharing a few scenes. May 17.

Let us descend then, a stranger in a strange land checking in on the anime wonder that is “Dragon Ball Super: Broly.” I am not a devotee, so I must approach this, the 20th anime film based on “Dragon Ball,” … Continue reading →

Today we dip our toes in the subculture of “Dragon Ball,” cult anime films with a supernatural bent that are — judging from Internet forums and Youtube collaters — valued for their drawn-animated “fights.” I’ve channel surfed into at least one … Continue reading →

On first glance, Michael Franti seems so relentless upbeat he might make your teeth hurt. But he’s no Pollyanna. The singer-songwriter, with a battered guitar — Mama Brown — that Willie Nelson would admire, is an activist whose R & … Continue reading →

  The best action pic you’re going to see this January isn’t on the big screen. Well, depending on the size of your TV, it could be. It’s “Close,” a Netflix kidnapping thriller starring Noomi Rapace as an utter badass … Continue reading →

It’s true. And it makes sense. Because, you know, it wasn’t all that.  But go ahead, and give the Oscar to “Roma.” Which nobody will watch/remember either.