Monthly Archives: August 2023

Whatever its perceived shortcomings upon its 1958 release (1960 in the U.S.), “The Man Inside” offers plenty of delights for the classic film buff of today. It’s got veteran screen heavy Jack Palance, cast against type as a drawling, wisecracking … Continue reading →

A decent Thursday “preview” and solid Friday points to a $16-17 million opening weekend for the video gamer-turned-racer “true story” “Gran Turismo,” not bad for the next to last weekend of summer, but wholly justifying the release strategy of playing … Continue reading →

“Before, Now & Then” is a dreamy Indonesian drama about changing expectations and ideas of “freedom” that pass through the life of a Muslim woman through twenty years of her life. This Berlin Film Festival award winner is a period … Continue reading →

Boy, it takes more than a few minutes to get one’s mind around the idea that Adam Sandler’s produced and co-stars in a comedy which you simply must use the word “endearing” to describe. “Charming” works its way in, “kind … Continue reading →

The stakes are higher, the cast has lost any pandemic-paunch/puffiness and everybody tries harder in “Vacation Friends 2,” which is something, I guess. And having John Cena reveal to the world, via a scripted character’s little admission, what we’ve all … Continue reading →

You think you know what you’re going to get from a Liam Neeson thriller titled “Retribution.” But his latest, the third remake of a “There’s a bomb in your car and you can’t get out” Spanish thriller (“El Desconocido”), has … Continue reading →

Hey, I’m talking about the MOVIE. Not the crook getting more of his just deserts. Yeah, I could’ve gotten a Lionsgate screener link for this title. But a friend loves Liam Neeson, and really The Big Irishman should ooooonly be … Continue reading →

Harper’s an LA professional woman in her late 20s, an ad campaign director as put-together, perfectly turned-out and organized as her pristine, perfectly-conceived magazine ad shoots. And then, just as she gets the news that a prestigious account has landed … Continue reading →

Yvonne Orji and Meredith Hagner are back, too. And even scene-stealing hotel manager Maurillio (Carlos Santos) returns. Ronnie Chieng and Buscemi (as the ex-con father-in-law to Ron and Kyla) join the cast of this raunchy sequel. Yeah, they’ll try too … Continue reading →

“Fremont” is a droll comedy about the immigrant experience that only has to hint at the trauma such uprootings often involve, and about how residents of the host country generally don’t have a clue about what this newcomer is dealing … Continue reading →