Daily Archives: March 12, 2021

Movie Review: Can love in “the joint” carry on after parole? “Luz”

“Luz” is a slow, soapy prison romance that, if nothing else, is not quite like any prison and “getting out” picture you’ve ever seen. It comes at Latin machismo from a queer point of view, upending prison and post-prison life … Continue reading

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Netflixable? The locals hear something awful in “The Block Island Sound”

Something’s made the old fisherman sleepwalk. He stares off into space, blacks out, forgets where he’s been or why he took his boat out in the middle of the night. Is he drinking? Has mental illness taken him? Is it … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Rotoscoped Animation Lives! “The Spine of Night”

Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt and Joe Manganiello are among those voicing characters in this dark, violent animated fantasy.

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Netflixable? Women at the end of their tether in Iceland — “And Breathe Normally”

“And Breathe Normally” is about two women who arrived at their similar circumstances in vastly different ways, but who recognize the desperation they have in common. This Icelandic drama is about human migration, refugees, homelessness and the missteps that put … Continue reading

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