Monthly Archives: March 2019

The bicycle is one of the most liberating inventions in the history of humanity. Its not just the exhilarating thrill of the ride, the exercise and sensation of speed that makes it addicting. Lives are changed and worldviews expanded simply … Continue reading →

If nothing else, animator/writer-director Milorad Krstic has done the world’s “Art Appreciation” teachers and professors a great service. Why bother writing up a final exam when “Ruben Brandt, Collector” becomes available on video? Here it is, a history of art … Continue reading →

It’s the way many a Western legend begins — a boy recognizing a somewhat older boy, a famous outlaw. “You’re…you’re Billy the KID! I read about you in the paper!” “Lies, mostly,” the kid will drawl — hard and impulsive … Continue reading →

More of the life and those who influenced the Man Who Made Middle Earth is in this new trailer to “Tolkien,” opening May 19. Nicholas Hoult and Phil Collins’ daughter Lily Collins star in it. World War I, an eye … Continue reading →

Ari Aster’s latest fright-fest is a creepy suggestion of cultish witchcraft set in a Scandinavian festival that happens every 90 years. Ancient rites, a young woman (Florence Pugh) brought into all this Nordic weirdness by her boyfriend. Did he (Will … Continue reading →

Oh, I am DYING to see this one. Probably need to get around to repenting before I do, come to think of it. “Hail Satan?” opens in limited release April 19.  

This might seem an odd moment to be releasing a documentary about the meteoric rise of freshwoman U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District. Forget the fact that the almost-worshipful “Time for Ilhan” was directed by Norah Shapiro. … Continue reading →

Funny thing about that Cockney bloke, Maurice Micklewhite, aka Michael Caine. The raconteur you’ve seen on TV chat shows for half a century is pretty much the fellow you get on the printed page. He’s a polished storyteller, great with … Continue reading →

  Liberated and liberating, “Captain Marvel” swoops onto the screen with baggage, expectations and a comic book bragging rights agenda. It plays like an extension of that age old “Anything you can do, I can do better” Marvel/DC publishing grudge … Continue reading →

I’ll let you know how it goes. I think the embargo’s off Tuesday AM.