Monthly Archives: July 2022

“The Sea Beast” bolts off the screen with a photo-realistic CGI animated shipwreck and a bracing blast of high stakes mayhem as told by a plucky girl, reading a dime novel on sea serpents and those who hunt them — … Continue reading →

For some reason, when I heard of sitcom mainstay Larry Storch’s passing at the grand old age of 99, this scene is what came to mind. Blake Edwards had a bit of a big screen comeback after “10,” and the … Continue reading →

Nice to see Freeman getting another detective thriller in before hanging it up. Frank Grillo also stars with The Great Binoche in this July 29 release.

Gawd, not this again. “Torture porn?” Wanton self-injury and exploding head slaughter set to the tune of “Ten Little Indians?” It’s entirely possible the creators of this nigh-on-unwatchable “Death Count” know that no less than Agatha Christie perfected this plot, … Continue reading →

Every now and then a debut feature film comes out that reminds you that not everybody dying to direct a movie is a slave to genre. Some filmmakers love actors and how they can touch, move and even inspire an … Continue reading →

This award winner looks charming and bittersweet. Aug. 12 from Strand Releasing.

A father tries to check himself and his family out of a civilization he sees as hopelessly corrupt and doomed in “Costa Brava, Lebanon,” a parable of parenting and pollution set in Lebanon “in a near future.” Co-writer/director Mounia Aki … Continue reading →

James Caan, Vito Corleone’s toughest son and Buddy the Elf’s soft touch dad, has died. An old school hardcase who worked pretty much right to the end, he was 82. “Thief,” “Gardens of Stone,” “The Godfather,” he walked away from … Continue reading →

If you see veteran screen heavy Kim Coates in a velour dinner jacket in a thriller, you can’t go far wrong figuring “Well, he’s playing the Devil.” Wherever his career’s taken him — “Waterworld,” “Black Hawk Down, “Sons of Anarchy” … Continue reading →

Is it “real,” or is it all in our hero’s head? Interestingly, our hero is a young gay potter with a boyfriend and a dark, violent past, troubled family history, the works. July 29 in a few theaters, streaming Aug. … Continue reading →