Monthly Archives: January 2023

Dave Franco directed, and he and Brie co-wrote this oddball rom-dramedy. Coming soon, Feb. 10. Looks cute.

Here’s a slice of vampire-vamping Spanish Manchego that may be a little late to the whole “Vampire movies are silly” parade. But give the cast and crew of “Hollyblood” props for taking their best shots, which land almost often enough … Continue reading →

A Feb 10 Netflix Valentine’s Day rom-com about “old friends” swapping coasts and apartments and maybe finding love…with someone. Each other? Taking bets on that. Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher and a rom-com about finding love in your…40s?

Rhea Seehorn, Tony Shalhoub and Michael Ian Black also star in this odd, dreamy comedy. Feb. 24 this one comes to theaters.

This paranoid thriller with a supernatural twist has a shot at showing us WWI on a budget. Feb. 24, we find out if it works. As if there wasn’t enough to be terrified of in the trenches.

“World weariness” is a given in any film noir about a mystery somebody’s trying to solve. It’s in the sleepy eyes of the mystery-solver, be he or she a gumshoe, a relative or just “a friend” of the missing person. … Continue reading →

Yes, there’s officially now a subgenre of horror tales built on Jewish traditions, religious practices and demonology. Throw in a little same sex romance, and…”That’s CO-pen-HA-gen!” This Danish production in (mostly) English comes to Shudder Feb. 9.

The “yank’em out of the frame” horror movie effect has been beaten to death in the twenty or so years since it became commonplace. So it’s always refreshing when someone comes along and turns demonic creatures — young women, usually … Continue reading →

The real test of a screen actor’s mettle isn’t a coveted turn in an awards-bait role, or even an ambitious chance to “stretch” and do something you’ve never done as a performer. It’s showing up for something that, whatever your … Continue reading →

That Gerard Butler has more movie career lives than a damned cat. Every time you figure “It’s time to pack your bags for the C-movie express,” Gerry B. shows up in a dumb thriller that somehow “plays.” He buys in, … Continue reading →