Monthly Archives: March 2022

Eric Dane, Teri Polo, Peter Facinelli and Leslie Uggams star in this May 6 mystery thriller.

Today’s Around the World with Netflix offering is a sentimental Turkish weeper about an adorable child, his dying mom and the man she pursues so that she can leave her son “In Good Hands.” If the film, titled “Sen Yasamaya … Continue reading →

A couple of lines and gestures give away the game in “Madelines,” a horror comedy with a time travel twist. There’s a campiness to one of the performances, a goof or two that gives away how seriously they’re going to … Continue reading →

As exercises, it has been incredibly tempting for filmmakers to figure out movies they could make while locked-down, “shelter-in-place” and what-not during the global pandemic. The limitations in cast and restrictions in locations narrowed the range of stories that can … Continue reading →

The great Taiwanese-American Ang Lee made a most auspicious if little-seen feature directing debut with “Pushing Hands,” a sentimental dramedy about an old tai chi master whose move to New York goes anything but smoothly. After a decade of making … Continue reading →

The set-up for this “Around the World with Netflix” presentation is every bit as simple as that headline. A gorgeous workaholic Spanish architect (Maxi Iglesias) is sent to Cuzco, Peru, to pick a spot, secure property and build a “seven … Continue reading →

Think of “Topside” as a subterranean “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” A child, growing up isolated, knowing only her immediate surroundings and her sometimes-absent parent, lets us see this “mole people” existence through her wide, unblinking eyes. Co-writers/directors Celine Held … Continue reading →

Alas, the last cinema in sleepy Okeechobee, Fla

I reviewed this gem about a little seen culture above the Arctic Circle a few months back. Will the good folks in the great rural expanse of Okeechobee County, next the lake that bears that name, and smack in the … Continue reading →

A seriously intense and cryptic trailer is a pretty good selling for this Amazon Prime series, which premieres April 15. Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Isabel Arraiza and Will Paxton star in “Outer Range,” created by a first-time screenwriter. Looks … Continue reading →