Monthly Archives: October 2022

You’ve got to be on their wavelength to “get” the latest strange, dry and deadpan sci-fi venture of “Synchronic” and “The Endless” creators Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. “Something in the Dirt” is about two oddly-mismatched, reasonably compatible Angelinos who … Continue reading →

Here’s what the best movies about talk radio — “Talk Radio” being the gold standard — get right. It’s what Marshall McLuhan called a “hot medium,” requiring the engagement of the listener/consumer at a level TV and film don’t. Voices … Continue reading →

I cringe so much every time I have to pummel a really bad performance that I avoid doing so at almost all costs. There are so many things that can go wrong in the making of a bad film — … Continue reading →

The critically-acclaimed drama “Call Jane,” about the “bad old days” before abortion was legal in the US, isn’t just a movie, it’s a cause. Now the producers of it are showing it at women’s health care clinics that provide abortions, … Continue reading →

Scott Cooper helms this latest Tale of Poe to make it on the screen, based on a novel by Louis Bayard in which EAP is a character. Gillian Anderson is in it. And Harry Melling co-stars as Edgar Allan Poe. … Continue reading →

Interesting that Disney+ goes to the Tim Allen well again. Irrelevant to the generation that has kids, too reactionary for about two thirds of the country to avoid being “canceled.” You seen some of the stuff he’s been “joking” about? … Continue reading →

A steep fall off from it’s $67 million opening didn’t kill “Black Adam.” Dwayne Johnson’s comic book crap on a cracker added $25 million on its second weekend, pushing it over $108 million overall. The new Lionsgate release, smuggled into … Continue reading →

When he thinks of his father, the memories of the distant past are in vivid color. It’s the present day that seems monochromatic, colorless and harsh. That’s how Héctor remembers his sainted Dad in “Memories of My Father,” based on … Continue reading →

Remaking the Jamie Lee Curtis horror canon pays off. So taking another shot at “Terror Train,” which the Queen of Screams filmed back in 1980, isn’t a bad idea. Not improving on a nut-with-a-knife thriller that wasn’t all that to … Continue reading →

Here’s an indie whimsy that just doesn’t work, or work out. “Hello from Nowhere” sends four folks for a hiking/camping trip along the Pacific Coast Trail in the Pacific Northwest, one fellow that’s a trail veteran and three novices. The … Continue reading →