Monthly Archives: October 2021

It’s not stopped, it’s not gone away. They’ve just gotten nice cinematography for this latest twice on the venerable franchise. “Next of Kin” comes to Paramount Plus Oct 29. Theaters too?

There’s a rich Hollywood tradition of glib treatment of the mentally ill — movies with the medically disastrous “all they really need is love” message. The simplistic melodrama “My Brother, My Sister (Mio fratello mia sorella)” flirts with giving us … Continue reading →

Eliza Coupe, Chris Baker and Eric Roberts star in this bit of murder camp, opening Oct 22.

If you like movies with “pluck,” here’s one that uses the phrase “up by your bootstraps” more than once. And there’s nothing more plucky or All American than that. “Women is Losers” is a tale of Latina struggle and overcoming … Continue reading →

Sebastian Stan, Jason Wong, Edgar Ramirez are the token testosterone in this thriller, kicked around and now finally landing on Jan. 7. The director of the last X-Men, and I do mean The Last, was behind the camera. So, low … Continue reading →

It’s one of the most notorious scams of WWII, using a corpse to convince the fascists that the Allies were invading somewhere other than Sicily when they were, in fact, invading Sicily. Great cast for this January historical thriller. Colin … Continue reading →

“No Time To Die” sat on the shelf forever, waiting for a window in the endless misery of COVID so that MGM could make back its investment. Maybe they should’ve waited another couple of weeks. Did Daniel Craig’s last turn … Continue reading →

Oh lordy, what’s that pothead prophet, Doper Dave, stuck his foot in THIS time? Transgender issues? Again? Is there an Eddie Murphy confession Dave Chapelle will eventually get around to making? What is UP with that, my racial slur-er? Joining … Continue reading →

The Turkish police procedural “Grudge” toys with the idea of really saying something blunt and chilling about Turkish justice, Turkish policing and the powerlessness of The People, and only loses its nerve in the third act. The ending is the … Continue reading →

Swooning predictions of an epic, maybe a franchise record opening for Daniel Craig’s last outing as James Bond should have been silenced by its Thursday night previews. “No Time to Die” did a little over $6, compared to “Venom: Let … Continue reading →