Monthly Archives: September 2021

The pitch? Twinkly Michael Caine‘s a boozy crank of a writer, with sulky Aubrey Plaza the hapless, put-out “silver spoon” publisher trapped escorting the old drunk on a wintry book tour through, not bookstores, but accommodating bars. Yes, “Best Sellers” … Continue reading →

Today’s trek on Around the World with Netflix is a Romanian drama about power, obsession, guilt and regret. “The Father Who Moves Mountains (Tata mută munții)” takes us into the Romanian winter where a politically-connected father (Adrian Titieni) frantically tries … Continue reading →

The perilous state of our fisheries and endangered status of American commercial fisherman are explored, in depth, in “Fish & Men,” a new documentary centered on the dying commercial fishing industry of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Filmmakers Darby Duffin and Adam J. … Continue reading →

This is something to see. A circus sideshow tale of “Man or beast?” starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchette, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins…I It’s based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel that was the basis for a Tyrone Power/Joan … Continue reading →

Excellent effects and production values and casting Krysten Ritter as a witch (Why knew?) pays off in “Nightbooks,” a Goosebumped take on Hansel & Gretel. It’s a kid-friendly horror tale — terror with training wheels on — about children lured … Continue reading →

Another “coming out” tale, another dive into drag? Another relentlessly upbeat and empowering pop anthem-packed musical? Another hero who craves fame, the spotlight, who answers the call to perform only he can hear? “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” can seem dated … Continue reading →

Agreeably shambolic, with a cast far funnier than the script suggests, “Lady of the Manor” is a ghostly comedy that comes apart more often than it comes together. It feels and plays as largely improvised, with the improv lines rarely … Continue reading →

This Sundance award winner gets a theatrical release Oct 15, and comes to HBO Max. Looks lovely

Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo are the couple separated by time, or reunited by it, in this mid October romantic fantasy.

There was a time when Clint Eastwood, in the vigorous youth of say five years ago, was famous for whacking lines and pages of extraneous dialogue from any script he was acting in and/or directing. That’s far from the case … Continue reading →