Monthly Archives: March 2022

This well-cast drama, based on a novel by Miriam Toews, also stars Mare Winningham and Donal Logue. “All My Puny Sorrows” streams its way to us May 3.

Not Well Go’s usual Asian-released-in-America fare, but a straight up supernatural North American horror movie. “The Long Night” comes to Shudder April 5.

“In this game, there’s what you know, an’ what you DON’T know,” grizzled ex-con and OAP (Old Age Pensioner) Terry fumes in “King of Thieves.” And in a line that can be applied to all those too young to appreciate … Continue reading →

Tom Cruise & Co., buffing up for their Memorial Day debut. Lotta sizzle in here.

“Donbass,” writer-director Sergey Loznitsa’s send up of the farcical Russian-backed “separatists” civil war of Eastern Ukraine, is framed by having its first and last scenes in a film production makeup trailer. “Actors” or “crisis actors,” we wonder as we ponder … Continue reading →

I made a joke over on Facebook about not watching the Oscars at all. Well, half joke. I don’t care about the awards or the show, and only tune in to get a feel for the evening. I caught the … Continue reading →

A man of violence who throws in his lot to protect the defenseless was a movie trope long before Brandon de Wilde yelled “SHANE! Come back!” So let’s see how it fares in “Boon,” with veteran heavy Neal McDonough (“Walking … Continue reading →

It’s been jarring to see the Walt Disney Company’s tepid, tone-deaf under-reaction to Florida’s “Don’t say ‘gay’ bill in light of everything that America’s greatest entertainment entertainment company has done that sends just the opposite message. Many have been shocked … Continue reading →

With the “Top Gun” sequel firmly (Hah!) set for release on May 27, it occurred to me that I should at least re-familiarize myself with this icon of ’80s “High Concept” cinema. And then it occurred to me that I’ve … Continue reading →

Yeah, that happened. A “GI Jane: II” joke from Chris Rock earns a mutter and eyeroll from Jada Pinkett Smith, and a HARD smack from Will Smith, storming the stage, and some pretty serious cussing from his seat, too. Not … Continue reading →