Monthly Archives: April 2021

“Keeping the Bees” is a Turkish drama set in the little-filmed northeastern region of the country, in the southern edges of the Caucasus Mountains. It’s a downbeat parable about a local woman (Meryem Uzerli) who comes home from Germany, where … Continue reading →

Is the world rediscovering a lost masterpiece as it flocks (via Netflix) back to “Waterworld?” Maybe that’s going a bit far, but revisiting this film, which I found fun and often thrilling upon its initial release, is a reminder of … Continue reading →

Writer-director Neil Burger (“The Illusionist,” “Divergent”) serves up a great big “Lord of the Flies in Space” sci-fi allegory in “Voyagers,” a bleak thriller about human nature’s toxic side, unleashed on a long space voyage. It’s not terrible, but it’s … Continue reading →

Hey, you can’t say you weren’t warned. I mean, it’s right there in the title. Broadway star, “Star Search” alumnus and LP-selling machine Sam Harris looked back over his greasepaint spattered life and recognized what anybody who makes it in … Continue reading →

One of the featured screenings at this year’s Florida Film Festival is an April 18 showing of the David Lynch classic “Blue Velvet.” Will I see you there, at Maitland’s Enzian theater? Will Isabella see you? Because we’re doing a … Continue reading →

If it is remembered for nothing else, “What Lies Below” has bragging rights for the creepiest, ickiest menstrual moment in recent movie history. So take a bow, writer-director Braden R. Duemmler. Add that to the sizzle reel and the resume. … Continue reading →

A Forest Service fire-watcher/firefighter with issues is tested when a boy on the run from murderers calls into her care. Are the guys with badges the villains? Aiden Gillen sure is. Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult, Tyler Perry? May 14, this … Continue reading →

Emma Stone vs. Emma Thompson. May 28, in theaters or on Disney+ (upcharged), it’s game on.

I was sold on “Sugar Daddy” thanks to one scene screenwriter-star Kelly McCormack made certain to include. She plays a singer and musician struggling in “The Big City,” not making rent or getting anywhere until she signs up for online … Continue reading →

It takes a while for thriller writer James Patterson’s impact to be felt on the mostly-mistitled non-fiction history, “The Last Days of John Lennon.” The book is almost entirely given over to a history of The Beatles, from that first … Continue reading →