Daily Archives: September 21, 2020

He was a good Bond villain in a daft Bond film, “Moonraker.” “Look after Mister Bond. See that some harm comes to him.” But the Paris-born French actor Michael Lonsdale, who died today at 89, was in two thrillers I … Continue reading →

It might not be the best time to release a movie built around attacks of conscience. That’s a concept that’s taken a beating in the United States in recent years. We’re not living in Frank Capra’s America any more. But … Continue reading →

Here’s a German comedy stuffed with cutesy touches but little else, a madcap scamper from start to finish that still feels static and kind of staid, and a gorgeous character who’s meant to be funny, but who makes you wish … Continue reading →

There’s something amusingly disorienting about the creature feature “Shortcut.” It’s an Italian production set in modern-day rural Italy, with a 1960s vintage Italian bus filled with English schoolkids, and an English-speaking bus driver. Read the fine print on the sign … Continue reading →

If there’s such a thing as “universal humor,” it’s got to be toilet-based. Planet to planet, galaxy by galaxy — excrement, poop, caca, dung — no matter how you polish it, a turd’s a turd. And talking about it, showing … Continue reading →