Daily Archives: November 12, 2020

Documentary Review: Werner Herzog and the Asteroids — “Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds”

The totality of human existence might be summed up in the forlorn, inquisitive and sometimes playful narrations of the great German filmmaker, that keen-eyed observer of humanity Werner Herzog. For his latest, the filmmaker who gave us “My Best Fiend” … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Robbing for generational revenge — “Echo Boomers”

There’s no one “Eureka!” moment when “Echo Boomers,” a fictionalized “political statement” burglary version of “The Bling Ring,” goes wrong. It’s a solid enough heist picture, with the hook that the thieves are all aggrieved millennials lashing out at a … Continue reading

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Documentary preview: The women who murdered Kim Jong Un’s brother — “Assassins”

A chilling political murder in broad daylight in an allegedly free country, “the perfect crime.” This comes out Dec. 11.

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