Daily Archives: September 1, 2023

A film bathed in fog and Medieval earth tones, “The Name of the Rose” is an M.C. Escher labyrinth populated with Hieronymous Bosch grotesques. It’s a throwback epic of the quasi-Biblical school, the “El Cid” of the ’80s — grand, … Continue reading →

Two affable exes, trapped in a closed airport in a blizzard. It’s a talky “grown up” romance aiming for a “Harry Met Sally” vibe. Good to see Meg again, and Duchovny still “out there.” Bleecker Street has it, so who … Continue reading →

Another car company and its “driven” founder tale, this one about the dancing pony of Italian high-end motoring. Oscar winner Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley co-star in this Christmas release. Did I mention it’s a MICHAEL MANN FILM? That’s the … Continue reading →

Rosamund Pike, Jacob Elordi, Richard E. Grant and Alison Oliver also star in this dreamy drift into a summer of decadence and corruption. Carey Mulligan is listed on IMDb as being in it, but not in this trailer or its … Continue reading →

Is “Choose Love” “inane,” “insipid” or merely an “innocuous” attempt to make the cinematic romantic comedy a viewer’s choice “will they or won’t they” experience? It’s “interactive cinema,” you know. So click on one of the selection of choices that … Continue reading →

Something about the way Denzel Washington‘s Robert McCall lays his cane across his shoulders and drapes both hands over it tells us that he’s sized up a new threat, that he’s recovered from the Sicilian bullet wound that has him … Continue reading →