Daily Archives: December 6, 2022

“Patient” is the operative word in the French thriller “Le Patient,” retitled “The Lost Patient” for North American Netflix release. It takes forever to get going, seems to give away where it’s headed early on, and traffics in modestly tense … Continue reading →

January, on Netflix, the new home to all things Jonah Hill. There’s a laugh or at least a chuckle in this trailer.

Well, this probably seemed like a slam dunk movie pitch. Channel Allison Janney’s not-taking-your-s–t energy into a sort of “Gloria” meets “Hard Rain” thriller. But as the action tropes quickly devolve into cliches and the hard-bitten dialogue lapses into a … Continue reading →

Ever since “Platoon,” Hollywood has parked Tom Berenger behind a rifle. A string of “Sniper” movies, “Blood and Money,” assorted soldiers and shooters, on into his dotage. Sure, he’s done other films, but he’s the go-to guy when you cast … Continue reading →

A lot of movies this fall have something to do with The Magic of the Movies. Filmmakers are made in “Armageddon Time” and “The Fabelmans.” Early Hollywood invents “The Movies” in “Babylon.” And this British awards season contender, with Olivia … Continue reading →

There are scenarios where one could see “Christmas Bloody Christmas” appreciated for what it is — a cheesy, gory, dumber-than-dumb C-movie about an animatronic Santa going on a snowy Xmas Eve rampage. Such situations might be limited to drunken, half-stoned … Continue reading →

As a film lover, you’re going to set aside part of your Christmas to New Years vacation to catch Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” the three hour epic set during Hollywood — and America’s — most debauched epoch (until now), the silent … Continue reading →