Monthly Archives: December 2022

As the world girds itself for the next-level immersive experience cooked up by “Avatar” impresario James Cameron, now would be a good time to remember “how we got here.” In this digital effects world, Cameron may be the reigning king. … Continue reading →

I’m all for everyone working as long as they’d like, doing whatever they love so long as they can still get the job done. But Nick Nolte as a DEA field agent, fighting the drug wars along the border? The … Continue reading →

The Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko is in on the joke in “High Heat,” a glib, action-packed and surprisingly-amusing riff on the time-honored “I am NOT a person you’re gonna want to f— with!” thriller. It’s a straight-up B-movie, and like a … Continue reading →

Billy Eichner came close to killing the gay rom-com back in September with “Bros.” Which was at least funny, even if nobody saw it. Now, here’s Jim Parsons driving a stake through the doomed gay romance. Quite the fall. Pun … Continue reading →

“Jumping from High Places” is a sugary sweet, lightweight take on living with anxiety, a movie that gets credit for tackling the subject and showing off pretty people in a very pretty place — Bari, in Apulia on the very … Continue reading →

“Twisted” is a lukewarm, slow-walking thriller built around a co-dependent relationship between a widowed mother and her troubled, introverted teen daughter. It’s not helped along its merry way by clumsy plotting, slack direction and stiff performances, which seem more amateurish … Continue reading →

A lot of charm and potential cuteness gets lost in the holiday shuffle and stumbling structure of “Delivery by Christmas,” a light and what could have been more amusing seasonal romantic comedy from Poland. A lot of packages get delivered … Continue reading →

A trippy trip of a picture from Neon and directed by a Cronenberg, but not THAT Cronenberg. Check it out.

“Shook” is a half-hearted attempt at a moral parable wrapped in a standard-issue “She’s all alone” and “She has to complete all these tasks/puzzles/challenges” horror film. It’s a gimmicky thriller hung on the “influencer” hook. Seems like every other film … Continue reading →

At some point the administrator in charge of a Sicilian witness protection program has to admit to the slushie vendor who witnessed a Mafia hit and was spirited off to the Swiss Italian alps that yes, the hitman our witness … Continue reading →