Monthly Archives: December 2021

Of all the “reconsiderations” that this fall’s glorious crop of big screen biographies has imposed long-held preconceptions, none more alters our view of its subjects than “Being the Ricardos,” Aaron Sorkin’s revival of the “I Love Lucy” of myth and … Continue reading →

A fatherless kid and future writer comes of age in the working class Long Island of the ’70s and ’80s, mentored by an autodidact uncle in “The Tender Bar,” a film based on a memoir by J.R. Moehringer. It makes … Continue reading →

Icky in that “Human Centipede” way, as excruciating as any torture porn thriller, and damned ridiculous by the time all is said and done, the Spanish thriller “Dos” or “Two” sets up a simple, nasty problem and fails to engage … Continue reading →

This opens February 4. Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, Michael Pena, Donald Sutherland, the world’s ending and “Don’t Look Up” is no laughing matter to Mr. “2012” and “Independence Day,” Roland Emmerich.

The wrestling empire that is WWE dives even deeper into movies with “Rumble,” an animated film that they made through Paramount Animation, and had slated for theatrical release earlier this year. “Rumble,” based on a graphic novel about a world … Continue reading →

This is an altogether more interesting list than the half-hearted Golden Globes glob dumped earlier this AM. Lots of love for “Licorice Pizza,” “Belfast,” “CODA…” But I have to say, honoring out a somewhat hamhanded turn by Lady Gaga and … Continue reading →

April 8, this one opens in a cinema near you.

Well, Lady Gaga got some love, voters remembered Jessica Chastain’s Tammy Faye Baker turn. And they think “Dune” and “Power of the Dog” are best pic worthy. Wait, these guys lost their TV deal in a corruption, racism and sexism … Continue reading →

MovieNation, spreading cinema throughout the land, one DVD, one poorly framed pic and one small town or city library at a time. This year, I’ve donated DVDs to libraries in West Va., Va., NC, SC, Ga. and scattered corners of … Continue reading →

Well, this is an unexpected pleasure, an Oz-wise kids’ comedy with wit, slang and a little edge. “Back to the Outback” is an Australian “Madagascar,” an “escape from the zoo” comedy that leans into the continent/country’s reputation for having more … Continue reading →