Daily Archives: August 12, 2022

Jazz — on record, in live performance and played in studio sessions — dominates, suffuses and sets the tone of “Learn to Swim,” a dark and dreamy romance set against the Toronto jazz scene. First-time feature director and co-writer Thyrone … Continue reading →

A thriller of modest budget and modest thrills, “Raven’s Hollow” gets by on funereal gloom and sheer ambition. An American Gothic horror story filmed in Latvia, it’s a period piece about Edgar Allan Poe’s West Point years. Grounded in fantasy … Continue reading →

A “portal” is discovered, a different perhaps “best life” is discovered? But first, let’s kill the guy who’s living it. Sept. 6.

A little “Shazam,” a bit of “Spy Kids,” a hint of “Agent Cody Banks,” there’s barely an original thought in “Secret Headquarters.” Not that the kiddie audience this Paramount+ production is intended for will care, or even recognize that. It’s … Continue reading →

Emma Markey, last seen in “Death on the Nile” and on Netflix’s “Sex Education,” has the title role in this grey skies and gloom look at the author of “Wuthering Heights.” October 14, from Warner Bros.

Dreamy looking, isn’t it? Aug. 26 from Kino Lorber.