Monthly Archives: April 2020

Just listen to this one without watching it. The insipid remakes of ’80s pop classics tells you all you need to know. Orion Pictures made this May 8 remake. Alicia Silverstone is the nostalgic mom of a teen. Jessica Rothe, … Continue reading →

Oozing with atmosphere and dripping with violence, “Once Upon a Time in London” aims to deliver a 30 year history of the London Mob. Or Mobs. Starting in the Great Depression, with Jewish mobsters brawling in the streets with British … Continue reading →

Not many people saw “Thousand Pieces of Gold” when it hit theaters in 1991, although more saw it when it aired on the PBS indie cinema series “American Playhouse.” It’s worth remembering and revisiting as an example of the ambition … Continue reading →

    The rise and fall of a hustler, crook and con-artist always makes for a compelling yarn, and making the tale German doesn’t change that. If anything, a nasty “bait and switch and repeat” real estate shuffle/money laundering drama … Continue reading →

Beware those who haunt the seedy motels of America. They’re not just the traditional hunting grounds of the Norman Bates/Aileen Wuornos crowd. That’s where Riz tumbles ashore, a new  arrival from India who never plans on going home. She may … Continue reading →

The action set piece is prefigured the moment we see the business our crusty hero runs for a living. The shoot-out, brawl, blaze and saw-off in the FORESHADOWED sawmill eats up over half of “Earth and Blood.” So the action … Continue reading →

Those ancient puppet punching bags, Punch and Judy, still have lessons to pass on five hundred years after their birth. “Judy & Punch” is a darker-than-dark comedy that takes us back to those early days, the 16th century. A puppeteering … Continue reading →

Proceeds from your streaming the doc will benefit indie record stores. The film was supposed to premiere at SXSW. Now, you can see it at home instead and help out local businesses as well.

OK, there’s a chuckle or two in this trailer for the Quibi Original “Dummy.” Love that Anna. But hey…

Now that the Academy has seen to it that Julianne Moore and Viola Davis have Oscars, perhaps they can turn their attention to a new “best actress to never win an Oscar.” That would be Maggie Gyllenhaal, the always provocative, … Continue reading →