Daily Archives: June 23, 2023

Documentary Review: Raising the Alarm about “The Youtube Effect”

What was the last thing you watched on Youtube? I use it to browse for movie trailers, to track down “lost” concert performances, archived moments of history, condensed versions of college basketball games, famous bits of sports history. An obscure … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Those Spanish lovebirds are back, “Through My Window: Across the Sea”

Now that Netflix has turned its popular “horny teens” melodrama “Through My Window” into a franchise, only one question remains. Will the the filmmakers have the cojones to bust these two lovebirds up? For good? “Through My Window: Across the … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Gabrielle Gets her Groove Back with “The Perfect Find”

Gabrielle Union tries her hand at “rebranding” after 40 with “The Perfect Find,” a sexed-up rom-com from the director of “Jezebel.” Her instincts are as sharp as ever. But this contrived “Gabrielle Gets Her Groove Back” is very much a … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Englund, Bill Moseley and Charlotte Fountain-Jardim star in the horror that comes when “Natty Knocks”

My favorite graphic in this trailer is “From the Director of Halloween 4.” Can you remember who that was? The John Carpenter films, the Rob Zombie abortive attempts, I remember those. July 21, Mr. Englund leaves behind the hat, striped … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Millie Messes Up, so “Millie Lies Low”

“Millie Lies Low” is a next-level cringe-comedy from Kiwi Country, a New Zealand goof on the Deep Fake lives the savvy among us can live on social media when our real lives are coming off the rails. It begins with … Continue reading

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