Daily Archives: July 21, 2023

A masterfully-marketed, cleverly conceived and brilliantly-acted SATIRE about a skinny “stereotypical” “perfect” plastic doll is melting down the late July box office with an opening weekend for the ages. Warner Bros. was whispering “$75,” everybody else was saying “$125” but … Continue reading →

If you look at the history of the suicide bombings as a weapon of Palestinian militants, you can see that it’s basically not happening anymore. Sporadic rocket attacks and occasional shootings, yes. So why release this movie when it feels … Continue reading →

We judge Mia, right from the start, because we’re invited to. She’s very pregnant, pretty young and scrambling to get to her work, her classes and meeting her two children. The classes are mandated by the state. There are drug … Continue reading →

It plays like a rowdy, raunchy 1970s Blaxploitation period piece. Because aside from cell phones, what’s changed in “tha’hood” in the past 50 years? Gang-bangers, pimps and “ho’s” riding around in Yank tank Buicks, aimless souls pumping iron, hitting the … Continue reading →

“Cobweb” is a horror genre piece as simple and to the point as its title. A child hears noises in the walls of the old house where he lives, and in trying to raise the alarm with his parents, comes … Continue reading →

Regal Waterford Lakes, Orlando, 833pm Thursday July 21. “Barbie” fans represent. My review is here. The movie, as of Friday AM, is on track to $100 million+ on its opening weekend, just in North America. Huge overseas, too.