Daily Archives: January 3, 2022

If there’s a better recent piece of cinematic plot problem-solving than the compact thriller “See for Me,” I must’ve missed it. This tight, tense and oh-so-logical home invasion tale brings “Wait Until Dark” into the cell phone era, with suspense … Continue reading →

The South African CGI animation house Triggerfish (“Zambezia”) makes its Netflix debut with “Seal Team,” an animated action comedy about seals taught to fight back against “ravenous seal-eating sharks” by a grizzled HMMF (Hydro-Marine-Military-Force) trained walrus We see seals not … Continue reading →

You’d think we’d have all picked up on this by now. But maybe the annual showings, the “tradition” of watching Frank Capra’s masterful Jimmy Stewart/Donna Reed tear-jerker, has drained it of its meaning. We watch a sentimental black and white … Continue reading →

This echoes with the memory and spirit if not the voice of the late Chadwick Boseman, and teases around the edges of the Nov. 22 release — pomp, circumstance, gravitas, a new villain and a car. “Black Panther” was his … Continue reading →