Monthly Archives: September 2022

Three friends struggle with a past that could cripple their future in this film, written directed by and starring Ty Gordon. If you’ve never heard of Gordon, or seen “Harm” or “Obscura,” you’re not alone. Sept. 30 this Film Arcade … Continue reading →

“Burial” is a clunky but somewhat engrossing WWII “quest” thriller about Adolf Hitler’s body. British B-movie writer-director Ben Parker (“The Chamber”) conjures up a fanciful version of what happened to that corpse when the Russians got their hands on it. … Continue reading →

This doesn’t have the studio polish — aka “money in the frame — of action auteur Walter Hill’s best Westerns — “Wild Bill,” “The Long Riders,” “Geronimo” and “Last Man Standing.” But hell, it’s Walter Hill. He’s 80 and this … Continue reading →

There’s no mistaking the look of a Fritz Lang film, especially the dark, soundstage-bound productions, with their elaborate arrangement of light, shadows and faces in the compositions. But “Ministry of Fear,” his film of Seton I. Miller’s adaptation of a … Continue reading →

Disney’s new CG and live action take on the puppet who becomes a “real boy” comes to Disney+ next weekend. Tom Hanks is Geppetto, who carved the puppet on a strong. Lots of strings. A new singing Jiminy, Ton sings, … Continue reading →

Finn Jones, Jessica McNamee, Dana Rhodes and Donna Briscoe star in this Oct. 7 release from Blumhouse, Paramount and Epix, going straight to ye olde streaming video.

“Blind Ambition” is a simple, straightforward non-fiction film about what we journalists call a “man bites dog” story. It’s about something wholly unexpected and unusual, odd and cute. We meet a quartet of Zimbabwean refugees who fled hardship to South … Continue reading →

This BBC/Amazon Studios production features Chaske Spencer, Rafe Spall, Toby Jones, Stephen Rea and Ciaran Hinds in supporting roles. Filmed in Oklahoma, six episodes worth, which is a good thing.

Close your eyes and you can pretty much imagine the full “package” of a movie that would make its premiere on Comedy Central. It’d be derivative — familiar and “new” at the same time. Maybe update “The Office” for the … Continue reading →

“Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” is a dark comedy about a prosperity gospel megachurch preacher and his wife’s “comeback” from a fall from grace. First-time feature director Adamma Ebo got very lucky that Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall … Continue reading →