Monthly Archives: September 2021

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 →

Every film-lover has her or his idea of what constitutes “out there,” and what level of gonzo one will tolerate in that regard. Some prefer the excesses of Yorgos Lanthimos to those of Terry Gilliam, Derek Jarman, Maya Deren or … Continue reading →

Whattaya think?

This one played at Sundance and makes its way to theaters and streaming Oct.8.

The British born son of a diplomat, a Kings College dropout of Anglo-Indian heritage, William Henry Pratt was probably the most unusual looking and almost certainly the best educated lumberjack in all of British Columbia when he lied his way … Continue reading →