Monthly Archives: September 2021

An Oct. 15 release. Doesn’t look like much, but maybe…

How much should one give away about “Post Mortem,” this six episode Norwegian series set in a funeral home and a nursing home in Skarne, a little town where the running gag — among cops and morticians alike — is … Continue reading →

John Steinbeck wrote “The Grapes of Wrath” with a mixture of outrage and pity, a novel with a stark, almost Biblical warning embedded in every page. John Ford’s classic film leans towards the sentimental, but he kept some of Steinbeck’s … Continue reading →

This one opens Sept 17.

November 12 Netflix gets into the Reynolds, Rock and Gal G action biz with this one, which has a whiff of a Reynolds film here, a Dwayne Johnson outing there, and the Bruce Willis all star actioner “RED.”

“Wife of a Spy” doesn’t traffic in most of the tropes of the espionage thriller. The espionage takes place off-camera. There are no shootouts, and the closest thing to a chase is a bit of the old “I think we’re … Continue reading →

“Aftermath” is a sluggish, convoluted domestic horror thriller that can’t be rescued by a fierce turn by its leading lady, “Twilight” alumna Ashley Greene. If you can make it to the ridiculously drawn-out and absurd finale — and Rotten Tomatoes … Continue reading →

If it’s late enough — and “Death Drop Gorgeous” is nothing if it’s not a “Midnight Movie” — and you’re tipsy enough, I suppose there might be a few giggles and grins in this death in a drag club slasher … Continue reading →

This November release stars Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Ciaran Hinds, a coming of age tale set during Ireland’s “troubles.” Outstanding.

A quiet, somber and downbeat story of 9/11 victims and efforts to get their survivors to sign onto a blanket compensation plan, “Worth” takes on “importance” thanks to its subject matter and its A-list cast. Michael Keaton and Amy Ryan … Continue reading →