Daily Archives: August 1, 2022

“Sharp Stick, the second feature film from writer, director and TV series creator (or adapter) Lena Dunham, takes her back to her era-encapsulating TV series “Girls.” It’s a movie about media and modern sexuality, the gig economy, family and a … Continue reading →

For a pretty long stretch from the mid-80s into the very early 2000s, animator Will Vinton‘s work was everywhere. The clay-animated California Raisins TV commercials made him a household name. Domino’s Pizzas were menaced by his character, The Noid. He … Continue reading →

September 9, SOME of will be taking a break from the relentless NFL and college concussion bowl coverage to check out this documentary about the rink and the young guys who hope for a better life, away from The Iron … Continue reading →

A “lost daughter” who grew up in poverty has her life changed — in ways good and bad — when her rich hotelier father “finds” her and takes her in in “The Entitled,” a lowbrow comedy of manners from The … Continue reading →

An action comedy with a whiff of “Gross Pointe Blank” farce to it and Brad Pitt and cultures clashing on a murderous train dash through the Land of the Rising Sun. Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon — … Continue reading →