Daily Archives: December 23, 2021

Movie Preview: Tom Holland goes down the treasure hunt rabbit hole with Mark Wahlberg — “Uncharted”

Antonio Banderas also stars in this high gloss B picture, about pieces of eight and galleons and not about Captain Jack Sparrow coveting such treasure. For once. Holland and his stunt crew get to do a lot of Peter Parker … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Ava and Mason and the restored Technicolor pleasures of “Pandora and the Flying Dutchman”

One of the epic star vehicles of Ava Gardner‘s career earned a nice restoration a couple of years back. So if nothing else, Ava at her peak in glorious Technicolor should be lure enough to draw one to “Pandora and … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A quarrelsome Mexican family gathers at the beach for a “Grumpy Christmas”

You read the plot description in that headline, and you see promise in the premise. So you figure “Why not watch one more Christmas movie,” right? What can go wrong with rounding up fractious family and having it out over … Continue reading

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