Monthly Archives: September 2023

Because man doth not live by cinema alone. Svetlana Smolina at The Prizery, South Boston, VA

I can’t remember a comedy that caused me more anxiety than “Quicksand,” a scruffy little “film festival indie” that leaves that sheltered environment to try its luck competing in the real world. The lead characters are a couple goofballs who … Continue reading →

“The Saint of Second Chances” is the “baseball” documentary you never knew you wanted. Heartwarming, amusing, apalling and sad, this story of flawed baseball team owner, promoter/cheerleader Mike Veeck takes us through the ups and downs of a third generation … Continue reading →

“Dark Asset” is another “chip in his brain” supersoldier/super-agent “gone rogue” thriller — yeah, that’s pretty much a genre now — a movie that goes from bad to exponentially worse by giving itself over to what is passed-off as an … Continue reading →

The Glimmer Twins — Mick and Keith — were the faces of the band, the ones who became songwriters and who made them stars. Charlie Watts was the little old grownup in the room, quiet, unassuming. Bill Wyman, whom you’ll … Continue reading →

Every label from middling to just plain bad has been saddled to “The Expendables” franchise, almost from the start. So there’s little sense piling onto what probably will be the last one — to make it to theaters, at least. … Continue reading →

Danville VA. GTC Stadium Cinema. The Stath, Megan Fox and the gang. On my.

Oscar winner Nic, a workaholic who makes a lot of bad movies just to keep on the road, in characters and out of his own head (he told me as much once) has a real plum, here. He plays a … Continue reading →

This prequel is about the punative birth of The Hunger Games, and the last gasp of humanity of the infamous Snow who aged into Donald Sutherland decades later. Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage and Jason Schwartzman join the Young and Beautiful … Continue reading →

Ben Burghart and Jacob Burghart’s “Head Count” has enough wit, smart thriller problem solving and action to make one pass along a hearty “Let’s keep an eye out for what they do next.” The movie, an expansion of a short … Continue reading →