Monthly Archives: April 2021

“YouthMin” is a cute mockumentary in “The Office” mold — “The Office” at Church Camp. It’s got the same “cringeworthy” comedy dynamic as the dysfunctional Scranton paper supply sitcom, a similarly clueless “leader,” but with teen hormones in comic conflict … Continue reading →

Call your broker. Fiat Chrysler stock is a “buy ” At least until we see the movie. June 25, popcorn makes a big time comeback.

Perhaps you remember the 1986 Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix movie “The Mosquito Coast,” about an American family caught up in the “self-reliance” genius and mania of a father who decides to shed the corrosive culture of ’80s … Continue reading →

It does nobody any favors to fixate on “Did teen Angie survive the car crash or are we watching her ghost?” in “My True Fairytale.” It’s entirely too obvious, no matter how much doubt writer-director D. Mitry tries to sew. … Continue reading →

A child’s quest to find a mythic figure who can save his mother, Oyelowo directed and stars in this May 7 release.

“Tu me manques” was Bolivia’s best hope for a Best International Feature Oscar nomination this year. It’s a drama about the creation of the play it was based on, a fictionalized account of the playwright’s loss of a lover to … Continue reading →

Barry Pepper makes the best of a rare leading man turn in “Trigger Point,” a predictable if efficient assassin “gone to ground” thriller filmed in end-of-winter Ontario. He’s been credible as a man of violence since before “Saving Private Ryan,” … Continue reading →

This one gets a limited theatrical release in the us on April 30.

“Monday” is a “lost weekend” romance, something so obvious a one of the main characters uses the phrase at his most blitzed. It’s a love affair that walks on eggshells for the better part of two hours, two people with … Continue reading →

The only thing keeping every member of the cast of “Game of Thrones” from having her or his own movie to star in is a lack of chutzpah in the outliers’ agents. Eugene Simon, once Lancel Lannister on TV, is … Continue reading →