Yearly Archives: 2023

This looks good and damned timely, I must say, an appreciation of a pioneer in his field, Dr Lonnie Thompson, who documented climate history via ice core samples Sept 15, this comes to NYC and LA. Sept 20, it comes … Continue reading →

You don’t have to have ever been in a Home Owner’s Association (HOA) to be triggered by Jirí Havelka’s “The Owners, (Vlastníci),” a cynical and dark Czech comedy about “democracy” in action. Basically a real-time nightmare of an HOA meeting … Continue reading →

“Madeleine Collins” is an utterly fascinating spin on the “He/She’s living a double life” dramatic trope, and another fine showcase for the wonderful French actress Virginie Efira, of “Revoir Paris” and “Benedetta.” Her character in this Antoine Barraud drama is … Continue reading →

This looks good, but has just a hint of Netflix “blank check” indulgence filmmaking. Cooper got the externals right, although the fake nose is drawing some unwanted attention. I noticed it, but it doesn’t scream “inaccurate” to me and doesn’t … Continue reading →

But we’ll see and hear for ourselves shortly. “Strays opens Thursday night.

A hometown hero, the Samson of Rajavaram, who only needs to don his white shirt to lay waste to all who would brawl with him, sees his love of that town put to the test in “Rangabali,” a soap operatic … Continue reading →

Georgie vacuums her rowhouse, arranges the pillows on the sofa just so, photographs it just to make sure she’s doing it right, then dashes out the door to “work.” Her taller, slightly-older mate Ali joins her as they bounce around … Continue reading →

Kids growing up in the ’60s found themselves a little shocked whenever some late night movie show on TV broadcast “Double Indemnity,” “The Caine Mutiny,” or anything starring TV dad and Disney comedy star Fred MacMurray playing a heavy. He … Continue reading →

On December 17, 2010, a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire, in protest, and changed the Arab world. Mohamed Bouazizi’s desperate, despairing act started the Arab Spring, which didn’t quite upend the socio-political order of the Islamic Middle East … Continue reading →

This supernatural thriller about someone or someTHING manipulating Tunisians into setting themselves on fire looks creepy, and the unusual setting gives it bonus points. Look for “Ashkal” on Friday.