Monthly Archives: March 2022

I missed “Outlaw King” when Netflix dropped it in 2018, because I occasionally drop Netflix when I find myself running out of content to watch/review and have seen every Indonesian romance, Turkish those story and Brazilian comedy that might interest … Continue reading →

Diana Agron and Simon Helberg play siblings coping with end of life issues for their dad, played by Dustin Hoffman, while keeping their mom (Candice Bergen) on an even keel in this Mayim Bialik family dramedy. Quiver Distribution has “As … Continue reading →

Fen was all set to live out her “coming of age” in Los Angeles, a Taiwanese transplant who still speaks Mandarin when ordered to, but who has grown up with American English and American attitudes. But she quickly figures out … Continue reading →

For his latest feat, Mr. Canadian Trade-Balancer Ryan Reynolds travels through time to trade barbs with his 12-year-old self, further extends the warranty for action comedy hack Shawn “Night at the Museum” Levy and makes Mark Ruffalo funny. Pulling those … Continue reading →

Have a smirk over the irony of naming an exploitive sex, webcams and coeds killer tale “Exploited.” It’s not like it’s going to score any other points for cleverness. A feebly-plotted, meekly-acted raw dog softcore porn pic masquerading as a … Continue reading →

Dermot Mulroney and Jason Isaacs are among the co-stars of this B-movie Mel special. And yes, that’s Barkhad Abdi from “Captain Philips,” along with Katie Cassidy, Annie Ilonzeh and Adan Canto, whose work I am unfamiliar with. Director Grant Johnson … Continue reading →

HBO Max has this Lana Condor/Cole Sprouse star-crossed love affair, also starring Zach Braff, set for streaming release March 31. Not a giggle in the trailer, but it could be sweet and special effective.

“Autumn Girl” is the “Mrs. Maisel stumbles into ‘All About Eve’” Polish musical biography you didn’t know you needed until it showed up in your Netflix queue. A few songs, a few laughs, a little sex, a lot of sexism … Continue reading →

Beware the Clowns of March! Premiering on the Ides of March.

“What did you get us INTO?” Let that be a lesson to you, kids. “Exploited” exploits its way into our hearts tomorrow, March 11.