Daily Archives: November 26, 2020

Movie Review: Aubrey Plaza finds inspiration in “Black Bear”

“Everything is copy,” the late novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker Nora Ephron preached. Anything that happens to you or someone you know, everything that you overhear — fair game for a creative person. Especially one who’s “blocked.” That might describe Allison, … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Review: Aubrey Plaza finds inspiration in “Black Bear”

Movie Preview: Streep and Corden try to “fix” Indiana at “The Prom”

Netflix has this cute, woke activist Ryan Murphy musical comedy.

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Movie Preview: Streep and Corden try to “fix” Indiana at “The Prom”

Netflixable? “The App that Stole Christmas”

Sometimes, you have to wonder if anybody in Netflix acquisitions even bothers to look over a lot of the junk they buy. Sometimes, you realize that content providers know this and slide quick-and-junky projects in under the door that way. … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Netflixable? “The App that Stole Christmas”

Netflixable? “Operation Christmas Drop”

He’s pretty, she’s prettier, a gorgeous under-filmed Pacific isle location, a true story about a tradition of service members doing humanitarian work — “Operation Christmas Drop” has all the ingredients of a lightweight Christmas romance of the “fun for the … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Netflixable? “Operation Christmas Drop”