Monthly Archives: September 2020

That the buzz, raging against the dying of the light Dec. 18.

Blanca loves her BMX bike. Mom might arrange a ride share to get her to school, but to Blanca, that’s just to transport her backpack. She’ll race Señor Uber to school, taking shortcuts, doing jumps and dodging traffic as she … Continue reading →

This comes our way Oct. 2. Apparently, Scots super host Craig Ferguson set the house afire doing a co-hosting gig a few years back with Kathie Lee Gifford, and she made sure this movie came of it. Wee bit daft, … Continue reading →

We do love our sports here in the West. It’s always been so. Here’s a WWII story about Brits willing to ignore the fact that the “keeper” who can save them from “relegation” is “a NAZI!” And you wonder where … Continue reading →

Whatever gifts French writer/director Maïmouna Doucouré brings to the table, “subtlety” isn’t included. Her challenging, provocative hot-button Tween Girls Gone (somewhat) Wild drama “Cuties” (“Mignonnes” in French) slaps you in the face–hard — and not just once but repeatedly. It … Continue reading →

Zut alors! Could it be, that this earlier version of an Agatha Christie novel is now on assorted streaming TV channels? Taking advantage of the fact that this story will return to theaters under the care of Sir Kenneth Branagh … Continue reading →

Well, we’re looking at baseball, NBA, college football and possibly even pro football seasons that will wear an asterisk. Why not the movie box office? The pandemic is keeping theaters closed — even open ones are operating at vastly reduced … Continue reading →

Oh look, somebody got Jim Gaffigan to narrate their student film. Wait, isn’t it? “I’ve Got Issues” is an attempt at “absurdist comedy,” bouncing through scores upon scores of VERY short vignettes, some so brief (a minute or less) that … Continue reading →

What do you do… Once you’ve tattooed that last square inch of available, never-exposed-to-sunlight skin? Once you’ve run through every hair dye variation know to humanity, and moved on to hats? Once your sartorial sense has transitioned from “unique” and … Continue reading →

So, have you been to the movies lately? Theaters opened in your neck of the woods? I am checking in on relatives in NC, where cinemas are closed. But I’ve seen three films since Florida’s were almost certainly prematurely reopened … Continue reading →