Daily Archives: January 27, 2021

RIP Cloris Leachman, Oscar Winner and all-around hoot: 1926-2021

Oscar winner, eight time Emmy queen, oh and Miss Chicago, 1946 — Cloris Leachman has passed from life into legend. She was 94, and worked and worked and worked (she was in “The Croods” cartoons) until the very end. What … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A “Downton” alumna and Knightley’s sis scatter ashes across the UK — “Burn Burn Burn”

There’s something ever so disconcerting about the sight of Laura Carmichael, prim blonde Lady Edith of “Downton Abbey,” swearing, knocking back a few and having a quick shag in a night club’s restroom in “Burn Burn Burn.” But, you know, … Continue reading

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Kristen Stewart nails the Princess Diana look, at least, for “Spencer”

⚡️ “First look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’” by @ETCanada https://twitter.com/i/events/1354449566855286784

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Movie Review: Workman finds he’s not the only one punching a clock at a haunted house — “A Ghost Waits”

Suppose you’re a ghost, happily haunting this house, chasing away every potential tenant with a steadily escalating series of “unexplainable” events — empty rocking chair that starts rocking, a metronome that clicks on by itself, doorbell ringing on its own, … Continue reading

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Movie Review: A Redemption Story Star Vehicle for Justin Timberlake — “Palmer”

In “Palmer,” Justin Timberlake plays an ex-con, a hard man who comes back to his hometown and the grandma who raised him, looking for a second chance. But that second chance doesn’t really present itself until his granny (June Squibb) … Continue reading

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