Monthly Archives: July 2019

The “news” about what should prove to be the biggest blockbuster of the fall is that Warners set a new record for the number of gallons of fake blood used on a film with this second half/sequel. Old school huxtering. … Continue reading →

From Ty Burr, even though I am not alone in wishing I had tweeted it first. Amen. “This is the exact opposite of why I got into this business.” https://t.co/j1dqPUYaKw https://twitter.com/tyburr/status/1152784807379775488?s=17

A rainy night, a frantic dash into a phone booth a car circling — pursuing. Strings on the soundtrack urge us on. A woman, pursued. Hiding in a rest stop toilet, breaking into a car. A guy in a rainproof … Continue reading →

I can’t say I saw this as “a series” when a friend loaned me the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic n./comic book many moons ago. But when the movie is sort of right but not quite…it’s the natural way of things … Continue reading →

Radicalization via run-ins with the State and its suspicions about his associations, recruitment, notoriety, TV “popularization” that turns into global infamy. Britain’s “Jihadi John,” TV beheader, explored and maybe…explained? July 31?

Absolute peers, known each other from their beginnings, a chat among equals in every sense. Funny bits, and the show is generally at it’s best when Jerry isn’t higher status than his guest. Tries harder, let’s them be them. Murphy? … Continue reading →

It’s subtle enough that you might not notice it while “Wild Rose” is telling its story on the screen. Maybe it’ll hit you later, on the ride or walk home. This is a world of women, succeeding or failing, aiding … Continue reading →

With Jesse Eisenberg as the high-voiced “femine name” hero-dweeb, and Alessandro Nivola as his scary foil and karate “sensei” (teacher/master), “The Art of Self-Defense” is the very picture of “on the nose casting.” So writer-director Riley Stearns, of the little-seen … Continue reading →

More of a dogs guy myself. Still, it always felt like the perfect Christmas musical. Always. No sense “opening it up,” trying to improve or remove the theatricality. Like “Rent,” it is beloved just as it is.

Another feather in the longevity cap of the ’80s most iconic movie star. Next year,Top Gun AARP comes to theaters. Good on him.