Daily Archives: April 20, 2021

Of all the ways the folks north of the border could have approached the story of a 1970s marijuana-use-and-its-consequences study, why’d they take the “Lifetime Original Movie” tack? “The Marijuana Conspiracy” could have been an over-the-top “outrage” tale, with a … Continue reading →

Yeah, he’s just started his “comeback,” thanks to “Together Together.” And he’s taking stands, too.

Here you go. July 23, Ted’s back on the…pitch.

We first glimpse Zenia’s “gift,” his “super-power,” when he interviews for a work permit with a Polish bureaucrat, the first person we hear make a joke about where the young man is from. “Pripyat? Near Chernobyl? Perhaps you’re radioactive!” Others … Continue reading →

Cypress trees in their grey winter garb, moss and rust-covered RVs, McMansions and omnipresent double-wides show off Greater Tampa to accurate effect in “Painkiller,” a thriller about the opioid epidemic, those who profit from from and a murderous “avenger” out … Continue reading →

An arresting setting, funereal tone and solid performances don’t wholly atone for a script that’s thin on frights or suspense in the Aussie thriller “Sweet River.” It’s about lost children and adults who die supernatural deaths when they try to … Continue reading →