Monthly Archives: September 2021

This looks intense, extreme. “Runt” opens Oct. 1.

Walton Goggins and his unique brand of drawling, skinny redneck ornery is so in demand that he’s always got a couple of TV series going on while Hollywood tries to find a way to pair him and Tim Blake Nelson … Continue reading →

Oh, to have someone say this about you after your death. “I haven’t had a good laugh since he died!” Most of us only experienced the late life “public” Truman Capote, the bitchy literary gnome who flitted among the beautiful … Continue reading →

A quiet chill clings to “Azor,” the debut feature of Argentine filmmaker Andreas Fontana. It’s set among his country’s uber-rich, their grand, inherited estates and stables, their horse racing outings, Michelin star dinners and galas. But they’re a glum lot, … Continue reading →

Every documentary filmmaker’s first major hurdle is finding a subject worthy of the intense labor, spread over what is often a prolonged period of time, a subject that’s novel enough that it will stand out in a tsunami of documentaries … Continue reading →

Here’s a little Pandemic-ish horror set in the Hotel Roosevelt, the venerable Hollywood landmark. Not a lot of star power in this Sept. 14 release, but that setting…that set up.

Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor;Joy and Terrence Stamp reconnect us with a dreamy, then nightmarish vision of London in the Swinging 60s. Stamp actually cut quite a figure on Mod London. This looks dazzling. An October release.

Mike Mills (“Beginners,” “Twentieth Century Women”) directed this monochromatic A24 release, using several recognizably romanticized childhood locales — NYC to Venice Beach — a road trip a father takes with his little boy.

Before “Ted Lasso,” Sudeikis was typecast as a smarmy douche in film after film, TV guest shots, too. In this Oct. 8 release, he plays an ex con who longs to give the great love of his life one last … Continue reading →