Monthly Archives: October 2022

A little Aviation Gin/Funny or Die soaked spin on Mister Scrooge’s Big Night. Just in time for the holidays, early Nov. from Apple.

This looks and sounds wonderful. Oct 28, it comes to Apple TV+.

Unfortunate timing brings the latest of a string of “Zoom” films set during the COVID lockdown, “The Same Storm,” to theaters and home streaming after the funniest outing in the genre, “7 Days,” long after the solid drama “Together” and … Continue reading →

Jacki Weaver and Idina Menzel co star in this Oct. 21 release about a veteran con artist who aims higher and the FBI is all over it.

Stephen Lang has “Avatar 2,” “3” and “4” coming up. So he’s got that going for him. Meanwhile, he’s got at least two more C-pictures of his post-“Don’t Breathe” thriller career slated to arrive before “Avatar: The Way of Water” … Continue reading →

You know, you don’t need to take two and a half hours to do a funny, modern riff on Lina Wertmüller’s class-warfare-among-castaways classic “Swept Away (1974).” Even if you’re that Swedish slice of wry, Ruben Östlund. But if cutting “Triangle … Continue reading →

“Till” is a period piece that reminds us of a time when an image could shock the conscience of a nation. It’s an object lesson that chills when we realize this isn’t ancient history, that this happened within living memory, … Continue reading →

A combat vet comes home after suffering a brain injury in this intimate drama. A nice change for Lawrence, who seemed to be settling into all star epics or attempted blockbusters. Stephen McKinley Henderson also stars. Nov. 4. https://youtu.be/j307q8zMD3Y

She has a chip on her shoulder. We can see it in her eyes and hear it in her sarcasm when dealing with a case worker at the welfare office. And there’s something about that child at her feet that … Continue reading →

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era, revisited. Nov. 13. Looks good. Looks like Oscar bait. From A24.