Yearly Archives: 2023

March 28. Oscilloscope begins rolling out this lush and upbeat tale of theater and dance and folks who make it and have their horizons broadened by it and a transgender dancer in Lahore, Pakistan.

“The Ritual Killer” trots out Morgan Freeman as yet another expert involved in a serial killer case. And for his benefit, the screenwriters discovered a grabby hook to hang this thriller on, an arcane subject for his character’s expertise. The … Continue reading →

Now here’s a proper gore and splatter fest, and from Ireland no less. “Unwelcome” is a murderous mashup of “Straw Dogs” and…wait for it…”Leprechaun!” It’s visceral (literally) and pulse-pounding on occasion. And as we see the wee creatures making all … Continue reading →

August 4, is it?

When see we Kate DiCamillo’s name on children’s film, we sit up take notice, and keep an eye and an ear out for themes, “life lessons” and the like. One of the most popular writers of kid-lit in English, she’s … Continue reading →

“Daisy Jones & the Six” is a buzzed-about show that’s been on everybody’s radar for a few months for the following reasons. Elvis’s granddaughter, Riley Keough stars as a singer-songwriter in a Stevie Nicks/Laura Nero early ’70s mold. It’s based … Continue reading →

A $7 million Thursday folded into a $22 million Friday ensures that the third film in the (alleged) “Creed” trilogy will have the biggest opening in that “Rocky” spinoff franchise. Deadline.com is projecting $51 for “Creed III,” as of Sat … Continue reading →

“The Year Between” is an amusing, infuriating and sometimes touching dance around mental illness. It’s a dry, droll dramedy that dares to show the narcissism that comes with a diagnosis that gives a college coed license to suck all of … Continue reading →

The voice that giggles off the page in her new memoir is unmistakably Geena Davis — funny, frank, and self-effacing, a tall woman and towering talent with a lifelong girlish streak. She is Thelma without the hellion’s drawl, Dottie Hinson, … Continue reading →

There’s something vaguely enervating about the Spanish romance “Love at First Kiss.” It never was a romantic comedy, despite having a situation or two and a character or two ripe for it. And the film rarely crosses the line into … Continue reading →