Monthly Archives: April 2023

Eden REALLY wants to go to college, and not just any college, but tony Pembroke. As widowed Dad runs a septic tank service, she’s going to need help. That’s why the “scholarship girl” hits up her rich private school classmate … Continue reading →

No “big” names in the cast, but it could be interest. Paramount has this one for digital and theatrical release, beginning May 5.

“Chupa” is a harmless Spanglish trifle for kids, an “E.T.” riff about Mexico’s flying (!?) vampire bobcat of myth, El Chucacabra. It’s built on a simple formula — kid discovers a supernatural (or extraterrestrial) playmate, must save it from those … Continue reading →

Our intrepid old man hero makes it into the Age of the Rolling Stones with no “Sympathy for the Devil,” or The Devil’s Hireling, Nazi Mads Mikkelsen. I have been skeptical about this since its inception. Do we really need … Continue reading →

“I don’t know much about art,” the old joke goes. “But I know what I like.” That settles in for a pleasant, gloriously inconsequential run around the cinematic block with the latest from Kelly Reichardt. In “Showing Up,” the “First … Continue reading →

French filmmaker François Ozon’s “Everything Went Fine” is a fact-based drama that details the moral quandary and legal and logistical obstacles family members face in France when a failing relative asks them the ultimate favor. “I want you to help … Continue reading →

I’ve told friends, who ask questions about people I’ve interviewed, that the only time I’ve ever gotten up from an interview, and stopped at the hotel suite or restaurant entryway and turned around, considering the question, “Wanna grab a beer?” … Continue reading →

Pretty much every movie that comes out has me going, “Why isn’t Shailene Woodley in this?” It’s been a while since we’ve seen that villain’s villain Ben Mendelsohn on the big screen, too. Maybe he was tired of playing bad … Continue reading →

There’s a lot more editing in the stunts — jumps, tumbles, fights, mounting and dismounting a horse. For the first time in his movies, we can guess where we’re seeing the stunt man and when we’re seeing the “star.” Yes, … Continue reading →

“Praise This” is a cheerful Gospel music “praise team” variation on every singing and/or dancing competition movie, from “Bring it On” to “Pitch Perfect.” It’s a star vehicle built around Georgia singer, composer and actress Chlöe, aka Chloe Bailey, and … Continue reading →