Monthly Archives: December 2022

One way to get past that seasonal “holiday movie phobia” thing more than a few of us suffer from is to throw in some Italian-Americans, as writer-director Robert Tinnell does with “Feast of the Seven Fishes.” Make it a period … Continue reading →

I don’t recognize the players here, but making the main effect a simple trick of eye color and the magical time travel gimmick a chrome colored pill is a novel B or C-movie approach. Jan. 17, feast your eyes on … Continue reading →

Sub-freezing temps and high winds covering much of North America are doing a number on the second weekend of “Avatar: The Way of Water.” With a holiday weekend, decent word of mouth that’s kept the take high all week (It … Continue reading →

“Luckiest Girl Alive” might be the best “Lifetime Original Movie” ever, certainly the best one of those Netflix has made. Yes, that label is both descriptive — a film that has a female protagonist overcoming obstacles or some horrific event … Continue reading →

You think you’ve gotten around to most every Western worth its spurs, the ones directed by the Four Masters of the genre; John Ford, Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway and Henry King. You figure saddling up for the Anthony Mann/Jimmy Stewart … Continue reading →

The promo photos and plot description make “Seoul Vibe” out to be a Korean “Fast and Furious” film. At the very least, we have a right to expect lots of action and wild car stunts performed by characters played by … Continue reading →

The son of a clairvoyant joins an Icelandic gang in this Jan 9 release.

“Mr. Harrington’s Phone” is a Stephen King adaptation that’s more fun for King fans to deconstruct and psychoanalyze than to experience as a movie. The tale is in expert filmmaking hands, and “Blind Side” and “Saving Mr. Banks” writer-director John … Continue reading →

I remember seeing “Putney Swope” with an audience once, and I remember it landing laughs. As that audience was at a whiter-than-white midwestern university film society, and this was some years ago, perhaps that’s telling. Robert Downey Sr.’s silly, broad … Continue reading →

A hormonal kid sees his parents and baby brother hauled off by the police and relies on his equally clueless peers and a phone sex operator for guidance in the unlikely one-night odyssey “1-800-Hot-Nite.” It’s not exactly a breakout film … Continue reading →