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Daily Archives: August 21, 2023
Movie Preview: John Cena, Alison Brie, Alice Eve, Christian Slater and Marton Csokas — “Freelance”
Brie’s a journalist about to interview a dictator, Cena’s the ex-special forces guy hired to provide security. And then the coup begins. Alice Eve plays the grumpy…ex? Oct. 6 and only in cinemas.
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Movie Preview: Benicio, Justin T., Alicia Silverstone and Tom Nowicki — a murder mystery titled “Reptile”
This one comes to Netflix Oct. 6. Looks good. Haven’t seen nearly enough of Benicio del T of late. Or his one-time co-star, Ms. Silverstone. Nowicki? I know the guy. Winter Park, Fl, “Blindside” and a lot of other movies. … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Aspiring Big Leaguer overcomes (some) obstacles climbing “The Hill”
It’s no shock that screenwriters who gave us “Hoosiers,” “Rudy” and “Men of Honor” could get a few tears out of a tale an aspiring baseball player struggling to overcome the degenerative spinal disorder he was born with and make … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Her Smart Phone, Smart House, Car and Business make Her Vulnerable to “The Admirer”
Someboy is stalking Nancy, messing with her Smart House, phone, work and home computers, her electric and electronically-wired-in car. Somebody murdered her fiance the night before their wedding. Somebody is sabotaging her at work, setting traps in her personal life … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: Sellers Chases Skirts, especially Zetterling’s — “Only Two Can Play” (1962)
Whatever the highs and lows of his earlier and later career, the years 1962-64 stand out as the most ambitious of legendary screen comic Peter Sellers. He made a string of films, just as he was blowing up as a … Continue reading
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