Daily Archives: September 20, 2022

Oprah Winfrey gets choked up and breaks down when remembering her inspiration, advisor and friend, the Black screen icon Sidney Poitier. No big surprise there. But then you hear a little catch in the voice of Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, … Continue reading →

A November release from Magnolia.

Since I consider “Rogue One” to be the best iteration of “Star Wars” since the original trilogy, naturally I’m interested in the prequel to that prequel. The top-of-his-class screenwriter Tony Gilroy wrote that film, and “Michael Clayton,” and he created … Continue reading →

The problem solving, the “gags” used to put characters in jeopardy and extract them from this or that life-threatening jam, is pretty sloppy in “Dig,” a grimy desert Southwest kidnapping thriller starring Thomas Jane, Emile Hirsch and Jane’s daughter, Harlow … Continue reading →

Dainty, dopey and pokey, “223 Wick” is a silly Satanic thriller about a troubled priest and a demonically-associated address. As short as it is, it’s still an hour of life you don’t want to waste. Father Jonathan (Alexi Stavrou) is … Continue reading →