Yearly Archives: 2023

The class conscious over-achiever, the “destined for greatness” ego, the epic scale and Black Sabbath and Ozzy’s “War Pigs” set the tone. This looks more like a sure thing than the Joaquin? As Napoleon? earlier takes did. Thanksgiving.

Pirates, so far as we know, rarely said “Yarrrrr.” The fact that we think they do, that it’s been a Law of the Sea since “The Simpsons” Sea Captain character was a squinty wee squirt, that there’s a Talk Like … Continue reading →

Time to saddle up…or strap on. Something. Yeah, it’s like that. With Megan Mullaly and Megan Theeeeeeeeee Stallion and Nathan Lane and Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp. And Bowen Yang. Of course. It opens Friday. Is America prepared?

“Pencils vs. Pixels” is a brisk celebration of the hand-drawn 2D animator’s art and cursory history of its “golden ages,” the last of which ended as computer-generated imagery and digitally assisted 3D animation took over with the rise of Pixar … Continue reading →

A chilling take on family, home life and universal family ideals — getting ahead, “providing.” Only a monster presides over this family. Like an even darker version of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?” “The Zone of Interest” opens in … Continue reading →

If Jeffrey Wright is typecast in the movies, it’s too often as the smart, patient and effortlessly cool Black man who saves James Bond’s cookies or helps the hero figure it all out. But every now and then, he gives … Continue reading →

“Satisfaction” ranks high up on the list of things a good thriller should provide, coming right after “thrills” and in the case of a horror film, hair-raising shocks and jolts. Most horror movies adhere to a formula, so if you’re … Continue reading →

Yeah, he plays the father figure to three dorks searching for a treasure. But still, it’s an NBC-U-Peacock project. And he’s in it. A November 17 release on Peacock.

Amazon is streaming this Deal with the Holiday Devil comedy Dec. 1.

Filmmaker Ashley Avis made a pretty good modern American West version of the classic children’s novel “Black Beauty” for Disney a couple of years back. One thing she figured out adapting Anna Sewell’s novel is that it’s not really a … Continue reading →