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Daily Archives: September 10, 2022
Movie Preview: “Black Adam,” the second trailer
The Rock as a superhero, an ex James bond as his enabler.
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Movie Review: “Fixation,” a quintessential Toronto Film Fest entry
The whiff of fall sends a movie critic into reveries of Toronto, where the annual film festival (TIFF) is underway again. It’s a lovely city that hosts a first rate festival. Is the shoe museum still open? A movie like … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A Spaceship Encounters “Deus,” and Unholy Heck Breaks Loose
“Steal from one,” the old saying goes, “and you’re a plagiarist. Steal from many, you’re a bloody genius.” Something like that. Writer-director Steve Stone almost makes a sci-fi fan viewing party game out of the antecedents for his thriller “Deus,” … Continue reading
Movie preview: Bette cackles and we cackle with her in the new trailer to “Hocus Pocus 2”
Love that Disney got these three back together for a reunion/revenge comedy. The Divine Ms. Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy look tickled to be back in these guises. A comically adept supporting cast thrown in and we’ve got … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Viola leads Africa’s Amazons as “The Woman King”
Fierce, furious and feminine, “The Woman King” is an action picture that isn’t so much “released” as “unleashed. It’s a period piece built around history’s real Amazons — the all-female palace guard of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Oscar winner Viola … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Disney goes back “under the sea” for a live action “The Little Mermaid”
Yes, it’s different. And kind of the same. Disney’s version of Hans Christian Anderson’s character is a sweet singing woman of color. The original animated film thrilled kids, brought adults to tears and Disney back to animated relevance. The bar … Continue reading
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