Monthly Archives: August 2022

We all know and have been saddened as we learned about Bruce Willis and the aphasia that has battered his ability to speak, remember lines or act. What hasn’t been explained is why his family keeps trotting him out there … Continue reading →

Writer-director Neil LaBute makes a mockery of film noir in his new thriller “Out of the Blue.” It’s a lampoon of the classic femme fatale stories that define the genre — from “Double Indemnity” and “The Postman Always Rings Twice” … Continue reading →

An indie interfaith romance with no one I recognize in it. Sept. 16, kosher or not, here it comes.

Oct. 18, this documentary, narrated by PBS favorite Peter Coyote, streams and promises…a lot more UFO hearsay? Lotta sizzle and “testimony” endorsements in this trailer.

Sept. 20, from Yellow Veil and 1091. Trailer doesn’t make the sale, but maybe.

It’s entirely possible that the universe was trying to tell Robert something, and he missed the traumatic and obvious sign it gave him in the opening of “Funny Pages.” Robert, played by Daniel Zolghadri, is a cocky, indulged high school … Continue reading →

A November release scripted and directed by the man whose story it tells, Elegance Bratton.

This might be something to add to the tsunami of bad to not-that-good news rolling over the dominant streaming service. This morning I was notified by email that Netflix had authorized someone else to change the email address and phone … Continue reading →