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Daily Archives: March 2, 2023
“It Happens Every Spring” homework
Yeah, I’ve got a couple of movies that just came in to review. “Urgent” the last minute publicists say. “Manana,” I say. Why? #ItHappensEverySpring. A spring training break at the Trop in the Banana Republic of Florida. And no movie … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: “American Bolshevik” sticks up for the long-hated Coyote
Unfortunately titled, not quite as polished, shot, edited and “expert” driven as you might hope, “American Bolshevik” begins with a wealthy Newport, Rhode Island philanthropist recounting stories of dogs she’s lost to coyotes. It features more disturbing still photographs and … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Michael Shannon tells Kate Hudson and Don Johnson’s Writer’s Conference “A Little White Lie”
I can’t speak for what they’re like today, but in less politically-correct times, university writer’s conferences were a literary spectacle that unleashed famous novelists, poets and non-fiction authors and their fans and groupies on assorted august academic institutions and their … Continue reading
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