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Daily Archives: February 22, 2023
Netflixable? There’s no Escaping “Race” or “Family” — “The Strays”
Neve wants to believe it when she says it. She especially wants the person she’s talking with to buy in. “I’m a proud Black woman,” she says, not even convincing herself. “PROUD.” But we’ve already seen her immersion in white … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Aye, a New Irish Abode comes with a…catch — “Unwelcome”
The director of “Grabbers” serves up this tale of family property and a blood covenant of some sort that comes with it. Part of the deed. Or tradition. A curse? Maybe a bit of all three. March 10, “Unwelcome,” starring … Continue reading
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Movie Review: A French High Commissioner struggles with “Pacification” in Modern Polynesia
The job of “High Commissioner” of a set of islands in French Polynesia has to be any bureaucrat’s dream posting. Wear lots of white linen suits, make the occasional speech, sit down with local politicians and opinion leaders over fresh … Continue reading
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A little “Cocaine Bear” background, for those interested in the “true story”
This is a Knoxville TV station’s account of the story that is the basis for “Cocaine Bear,” a little archival footage homework before my next screening, Ms. Banks’ stoned bear horror comedy.
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Movie Preview: A Sweet Korean American Romance — “Past Lives”
A Celine Song film fest favorite, it stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. It’s coming in April.
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Movie Review: Young Aussies find love, and its bitter afterglow — “Of an Age”
Movies filmed in close-up used to be a hallmark of television, then a medium with budgetary and screen-size restraints that begged for what actors came to term “neck up performances.” In the movies, the full-frame face can create an almost … Continue reading
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