Daily Archives: June 21, 2023

Sofia Coppola hasn’t had a winner in some time. “On the Rocks” was Ok…ish. A pale comparison to “Lost in Translation.” But in telling Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s version of this “fairy tale” romance of the ’60s, and doing it for … Continue reading →

“Dark Forces (Fuego Negro)” is a bloody-minded, sex-scene-stuffed Mexican film noir that that staggers along like a George A. Romero zombie. That’s rich, because “zombies” aren’t the creatures of mythic horror this Bernardo Arellano thriller has in mind. Atmospheric, with … Continue reading →

One does not know what took so long for drag performer/singer, writer and activist Taylor’s Mac‘s Olympian undertaking, “Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music,” to make it to TV and the masses. An epic 246 song show, toured as … Continue reading →

In a summer marked by “outrageous” women-driven comedies of the “Oh no they DIDN’T” variety, Jennifer Lawrence‘s “No Hard Feelings” stands out as the most outrageous of them all. If your jaw doesn’t drop at the sight of a two-time … Continue reading →