Monthly Archives: June 2019

I’ve often wondered about this, long before #metoo made us question the comfort level actors, all the way down to nude extras and bit players, have with this work. Many a review I’ve written has included a shot at pointless … Continue reading →

Bill & Ted 3 (@BillandTed3) Tweeted: Bill & Ted Day has arrived. PARTY ON, DUDES! https://t.co/27BJmzrds8 #BillandTed #BillandTedDay https://t.co/kAdjz1BPqT https://twitter.com/BillandTed3/status/1137615410612842496?s=17

Slight, dark, daft and right on the edge of “twee,” “Say My Name” takes a demand uttered in a moment of passion, an unusual setting and a long night of missed communications, misunderstandings, unlikely escapes and violence and turns it … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Katzenberg is behind Quibi, and nothing doubles down on “This guy has been ahead of the curve before” more than signing Soderbergh. Short films piece together into a feature? Sounds like the old serials, or the shortest episodes ever … Continue reading →

Not the voice of Hollywood, not really the conscience of it. But drawing a line in the sand when you have clout and reactionary states might be forced to listen is the right play here. Spike’s adding his voice to … Continue reading →

Saturday is always the biggest day of the week for kiddie animated movies, so today will make or break it. But a tepid Thursday and and robust Friday point to “Secret Life of Pets 2” hitting the low end of … Continue reading →

We’ve seen enough of Kevin Hart’s “little man” tantrums to think this could be a novel take on Mr. Scrooge. And God knows, he’s rich enough to “relate.” I wasn’t nuts about the Bill Murray take on Dickens, so “Scrooged” … Continue reading →

“The Last Summer” is a wafer-thin Netflix teen romance starring a Kiwi (New Zealander) leading lady, an Australian leading man, a tale set in Chicago but shot (mostly) in Cleveland. So kind of fake feeling? Sure. Cluttered with too many … Continue reading →

My review of “Always be My Maybe” was an endorsement. Far from a rave. I get why it has some buzz beyond Netflix. It’s flip and mildly amusing, a formula rom com with an Asian cast, which is inclusive and … Continue reading →

Granted, it I’ll be on Roku, so that’s a of catch. But BFI just gave us another reason to cut the cable cord. https://t.co/LBZqs55IZ2 https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1136577813891473409?s=17