Monthly Archives: May 2022

Wondrous.

“Cordelia” is about a London actress of that name rehearsing King Lear’s youngest daughter, his favorite, in Shakespeare’s play. There’s something about Cordelia — the actress, not the Bard’s “banished” for most of “King Lear” character — that seems a … Continue reading →

Oscar-winning effects and stop-motion animation master Phil Tippett helped get “Star Wars” off the ground and won an Oscar for bringing dinosaurs back to life in “Jurassic Park.” But for 30 years, in between “Robocop” sequels and installments in the … Continue reading →

Reza Akhlaghirad wears a sullen scowl — first scene to last — in Mohammad Rasoulof’s bitter, biting indictment of life in corrupt, theocratic Iran, “A Man of Integrity.” His character, Reza, is tested again and again, a surly and stubborn … Continue reading →

We all remember hearing Tiffany Haddish talk about her hard life on her way to the big time. The daughter of a broken home, with an absent Ethiopian Jewish dad and schizophrenic mother, Haddish was homeless for stretches as she … Continue reading →

Snooker’s the game, and an Indian lad takes it up to avenge his father’s honor in “Toolsidas Junior,” an engaging feel-good dramedy as seen from both ends of the pool cue. Mridul Mahendra’s film may lack the whizz-bang showmanship of … Continue reading →

It’s fitting that Ray Liotta died on a film set. Just not at age 67. Another of those actors who never stopped working, Liotta was on a set in the Dominican Republic, filming “Dangerous Waters,” when he took a nap … Continue reading →

When the aliens visit, they might give us the standard “Take to me your leader” shtick. But if they’re young enough, they might be more interested in comparing farts. That’s the lesson of “Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy,” a … Continue reading →

“Bob’s Burgers” makes the journey to the big screen, a dozen years into its TV run, its rat-a-tat banter, goofy production numbers and screwball dilemmas faced with doom and ditzy optimism by its chinless-to-a-one animated cast intact. It plays like … Continue reading →

For everyone who chose not to chance COVID and show up in theaters to make “Jackass Forever” a box-office-boosting hit back in February, I get it. One could get downright sentimental over the idea that these lovable louts literally saved … Continue reading →