Monthly Archives: November 2021

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“A Cop Movie” is a gimmicky docu-drama about Mexican policing, a film that invites you to see through the gimmick and find its greater truth. But that “truth” isn’t exactly a shock. And the gimmick impacts how we relate it … Continue reading →

The make or break moment for me in any horror movie is that first time characters are confronted with the horror, be it supernatural or simple slaughter. And that’s pretty much where “Red Pill” goes wrong. A well-cast old-leftists-go-Red-Stating thriller … Continue reading →

An ex con who collects and sells scrap metals gets mixed up in human trafficking and money laundering via cartels of a different stripe. If nothing else, the ethnic politics of this December release has a tetchy edge.

Everybody’s a critic, or so I’m often told. So the pre-meme old saying goes. Especially when it comes to movies. On any given weekend night in AnyCinePlex America, you can hear the debates in the lobby, the restrooms or walking … Continue reading →

A tip of the cowboy hat to Netflix, for picking up this Chickasaw Nation-financed drama and offering it during Native American Heritage Month. “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher,” is about a 19th century member of the Chickasaw Nation who became a … Continue reading →

It’s the story of the James-Younger Gang told in stately, sweeping vistas, star charisma, cold-blooded stares and bursts of epic Peckinpah violence. “The Long Riders” came out in 1980, in the middle of director Walter Hill’s run of genre classics … Continue reading →

That headline’s dead-on accurate and ridiculously misleading. It makes this indie, arty, obscurant drama from Mexico sound like something it’s not, which is interesting. Editor and first-time feature writer-director David Torres sets out to tell a simple, sad story about … Continue reading →

“Zero to Hero” is a heartwarming story of a paralympian, the obstacles he has to overcome and the mother behind him every tentative step, all the way to the finish line. This Around the World with Netflix offering is about … Continue reading →

“Clifford the Big Red Dog” is showing on Paramount+ and is still heading towards a $20 million+ opening weekend. Not too shabby. Family fare is refunding its footing at the movies as families start to get kids vaccinated. Bad reviews … Continue reading →