Monthly Archives: February 2023

Michael B. Jordan makes his directing debut in “Creed III,” his third acting outing in the never-ending “Rocky” saga, the first without founding father Sylvester Stallone on screen. And the movie he gives us is quiet, almost stately, a real … Continue reading →

Vietnam War literature is where we first heard the combat infantry expression “thousand yard stare.” It’s entered the war lit/war film lexicon as shorthand for the soldier whose eyes reflect the exhausted wariness of anybody too long “in country.” But … Continue reading →

My stars and garters, I lost COUNT of the number of times I muttered “They did NOT just go THERE” while watching “Cocaine Bear.” I haven’t seen this many cocaine jokes since “Saturday Night Live” in the ’80s. And the … Continue reading →

A daughter comes home to be at her aged, ailing father’s side to hear his lasdtbrewuesr. That she help him end his life Look for this one in mid April.

It’s worth applying the Hippocratic Oath when considering the quality, veracity and messaging of any “faith based film.” “First, do no harm,” Hippocrates preached. The angry, divisive tone of “God’s Not Dead,” “Left Behind” and too many films that ride … Continue reading →

OK, a movie made in Morristown, Tennessee, birthplace of “Evil Dead” and the careers of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, one with a nasty pun for a title. “Welcome Villain” is the distributing company? March 3, “Hunt Her Kill Her” … Continue reading →

Steve Martin’s “Number One is Walking: My Life in Movies and Other Diversions,” is the sort of book that airports should buy in bulk and sell at a discount, so that passengers can give them a quick read and leave … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →