Monthly Archives: January 2023

The sets, effects and production design of “The Devil Conspiracy” is damned impressive — huge and gloomy, foggy, Apocalyptic and Hellish. One would expect no less from a movie that mashes up “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Exorcist” and “The Boys from … Continue reading →

Netflix has this teen rom-com thing down. Joey King or Ava Michele or Anjelika Washington or Camila Mendes, the leading ladies may change. But the aspirational wealth-and-bling settings don’t. The vocal fry sass, the best Hollywood dentistry money can buy … Continue reading →

Feb. 3, this lovely looking dramedy hits theaters.

If chemistry were all, then the sparks Amy Adams and Matthew Goode set off might be enough in ‘Leap Year,’ a romantic comedy in which those sparks never quite ignite. Wrapped too tight American meets louche, world-weary Irishman? Add Guinness … Continue reading →

First of all, “Virtually Heroes” wasn’t really lost. It was sort of abandoned back in 2013. Finished, but not even released that I’m aware of. It’s a “Roger Corman” film in that he produced it, and his name got Mark … Continue reading →

April 28, one of the hit books of the ’70s becomes a major and probably very cute motion picture. They got the music right.

The fight as it played out underground it the setting of this Feb. 24 thriller. Genre film, but the trailer suggests it could be good.

You don’t have to look hard to see the criticisms of “The Way Things Work in China” tucked into the somber, slow-burn thriller “Back to the Wharf.” It’s in the sealed fate of the protagonists, the way “some pigs are … Continue reading →

“Dog Gone” is a maudlin, sappy (inspired by a) “true story” about a boy and his missing dog. It’s a Netflix tearjerker of the “Marley & Me/A Dog’s Purpose” school, packed with cliches and served up with a heaping helping … Continue reading →

A Feb 10 theatrical release, Apple TV the next week heist and dysfunctional family thriller which also stars Brianna Middleton and Justice Smith. It’s from A24, which suggests “thought provoking” and a certain quality, but limited box office appeal which … Continue reading →