Daily Archives: June 8, 2022

“Nude Tuesday” is a a deadpan, daft and seriously off-center comedy from The Other Land Under, New Zealand. No, it’s not their first. The presence of Jemaine Clement in the cast reminds us of that. But this screwball/screws-loose “Couples Retreat” … Continue reading →

“Toy Story” ended gloriously, so I’ve got mixed feelings about Pixar going to the well once again. The CGI animation pioneers haven’t been the sure thing in recent years that Pixar was in the 90s and pre “Cars” 2000s. But … Continue reading →

Here’s how that film franchise practice of “fan service” can bite you right in the arse. You bring back the stars of the original trilogy, have them share the screen with your “reboot” cast, and everybody watching is slapped in … Continue reading →

A star poet is handed the latest work by his younger protege. It is titled “Disabled.” The protege is Wilfred Owen, one of the great voices of the trenches of the Great War. The mentor is Siegfried Sassoon, the other … Continue reading →

A good cast and the best of intentions cannot save the 1970s Boston school busing melodrama “The Walk” from its excesses. Funereal pacing, characters that are simplistic “types” and dialogue that recycles cliches and bromides pretty much overwhelm it. But … Continue reading →

A “Predator” prequel…set waaaaay before Arnold and Jesse & Co. ran into the alien hunter. “Comanche vs. Predator” would have been a catchier title. August 5 on Hulu.