Monthly Archives: September 2023

Like astronauts Neil Armstrong and Guion Bluford, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and movie directors Steven Spielberg and David Lynch, I am an Eagle Scout. In Lynch’s case, he used to approve only one biographical sentence in press notes … Continue reading →

As we enter the fifth decade of gay coming-of-age screen romances, the biggest challenge for filmmakers seems to be finding something new to say on the subject. To be fair, the straight version of such tales of “first love” has … Continue reading →

Taking “Godzilla” out of its post-war Japan setting, a country and culture struggling to take on the mantle of victimhood but silently knowing they deserved to be punished, kind of ruined most of the recent iterations of the monster for … Continue reading →

“Io sto bene” is a quiet Italian take on the inter-European immigrant experience, a reverie recalled on two timelines as an old man’s encounter with a young woman reminds him of his accidental move to tiny Luxembourg over 50 years … Continue reading →

Take any genre, any movie in any film series and add Tina Fey to it and the proceedings are always going to be more fun. Fey joins Kenneth Branagh‘s merry parade of Hercule Poirot period pieces for “A Haunting in … Continue reading →

A woman tries to reconnect with her estranged…and very rich French family in this Sébastien Marnier (“School’s Out”) thriller. Looks privileged and acrid. Sept. 22, this rolls out in select cities.

A fish-out-of-water thriller about two lasses taking work in the most sexist place on Earth. Hugo Weaving? Scarier as he gets older. Neon has “The Royal Hotel,” so the release date is TBD. Worth keeping an eye out for, though.

This looks cute and mean and comes out Oct. 27 on Netflix. But it’s directed by the guy who dragged Harry Potter over the finish line. It’s over two hours long, and sorry, but David Yates? Not a handler of … Continue reading →

You’d think restaurants would know better than to name a cheese dessert “Fromage a Trois.” A label like that can get couples thinking and talking about the other trans-national use of “trois. And one thing might lead to another, or … Continue reading →

Somebody on your movie-buff birthday or holiday shopping list is a Clint Eastwood fan. This luxe new pictorial with essays on the man and his films comes in its own box, a beautifully presented book that matches its author’s thesis … Continue reading →