Monthly Archives: November 2022

The mind takes conditioning to get on the right wavelength to wrestle with post-modernist social satire. We’re decades removed from screen satire’s golden age, an era roughly bracketed by two Peter Sellers films, “Dr. Strangelove” and “Being There.” And getting … Continue reading →

“Four Samosas” is a scruffy, hit or miss indie caper comedy about four young Indian Americans who set out to rob the store of a local grocer who’s gotten rich by illicit means. It’s built on a generational angst, with … Continue reading →

There’s real historical backdrop to “Robbing Mussolini.” But is the new Italian film (subtitled, or dubbed into English) a “true story?” “True-ish” an opening credit reassures us. How “true-ish?” Well, it’s 1945 Milan in the last months of the war, … Continue reading →

“The Menu” is a darkly funny, culture-skewering satire that’s easier to defend on cinematic grounds than more — you know — logical ones. It takes its design and tone from the austere aesthetics of chilly, modernist architecture, which mimics the … Continue reading →

The perfect movie to open right before Thanksgiving, a class conscious haute cuisine thriller. We awaken from our triptophan stupors and get away from the turkey to soak up a little Joy — as in Florida born Brit Anya Taylor … Continue reading →

If you’ve never seen a Filipino action pic, this could make a fun introduction. Limited release Dec. 2. https://youtu.be/ro6xty9NWe0

Gross, gory and psychedelically nonsensical, Alex Phillips “All Jacked Up and Full of Worms” plays like the sort of indie film guy with a camera and some stoner buddies make. It’s sloppy, semi-scripted and lacks much of anything that you’d … Continue reading →

I haven’t been the biggest fan of Netflix’s attempts at “prestige” pictures, movies rolled out late in the year with a whiff of “Let’s throw some money at big names and see if we can get an Oscar” about them. … Continue reading →

The Oscar winner shows up on Apple TV with this 19th century period piece about a runaway slave. Ben Foster also stars. Dec. 2

This Nickelodeon Films/Paramount+ production stars Kelly Rowland, Omari Hardwick and Marsai Martin and streams Nov. 25.