Monthly Archives: July 2020

This year’s FFF arrives late and truncated, due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic. The only venue listed in the following press release (and on their website) is the festival’s home base, the Enzian theater. Lots of titles will be … Continue reading →

It’s not subtle, not particularly scary or suspenseful either. What “The Beach House” has going for it is dread, a feeling that rides along with it from its opening frames to the horror parable’s final image. Liana Liberato (“To the … Continue reading →

Some movies are so bad that never getting to make another seems like the only apt punishment for the filmmakers. “Two Ways to Go West” is like a delusional high school drama nerd’s idea of drama, basically a three character … Continue reading →

Another “magical pill” moral dilemma thriller of the sci fi “evolution of the human species” genre. Have we seen a few of those? With Bradley and Ryan et al? But this is from…NETFLIX.

For a film as understated as it is, “Father Soldier Son” tackles a lot of issues and does a lot of explaining. The touching, intimate documentary is about tradition, legacy, masculinity and most importantly, I think, choices. That “camo mania” … Continue reading →

“Easy Does It” sets out to be a pleasantly jokey and junkie homage to the “on the lam” road trip thrillers of the ’70s. It’s got the period music (cover versions), two yahoo partners in crime, the ’60s vintage Mustang, … Continue reading →

We can tell, in an instant, that “The Truth” is going to be a lot less consequential than writer-director Hirokazu Koreeda’s previous film, the Oscar-nominated “Shoplifters.” That had crime and mystery and side of Japanese life that few filmmakers there … Continue reading →

There’s a little Kanye cray cray at play in this Aug. 7 release. Pop/hip hop star with delusions of grandeur gets bent when peace breaks out BEFORE his big charity concert. And he –Jay Pharaoh — ain’t having it.

On July 31, Scottish director Kevin Macdonald’s 2012 documentary “Marley” returns to theaters and streaming to celebrate what would have been the Jamaican reggae singer/songwriter’s 75th birthday. Check your local art cinema website to see if they’re showing it. Below, … Continue reading →

Hey, whoa, the horror movies of August, amIright?