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Daily Archives: April 20, 2021
Movie Review: Canadian ladies light up for science — “The Marijuana Conspiracy”
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
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Ed Helms gets Political — “Save the Gerrymanderers”
Yeah, he’s just started his “comeback,” thanks to “Together Together.” And he’s taking stands, too.
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“Ted Lasso Season 2” teaser trailer preview
Here you go. July 23, Ted’s back on the…pitch.
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Movie Review: Bored, rich Poles fret to their masseuse — “Never Gonna Snow Again”
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
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Movie Review: Killer hunts Opioid “pushers” — Big Pharma included — in “Painkiller”
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
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Movie Review: Lost Aussie Children in the Cane Country by “Sweet River”
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
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Movie Preview: Opening night at Cannes? Marion Cotillard is “Annette, ” with Adam Driver
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