Monthly Archives: September 2023

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 →

“The Nun II” is pretty bad — worse than the original, in my book — and it’s usually up to opening (preview) night audiences to get the word out, along with critics (it wasn’t previewed for us). It’s basically a … Continue reading →

A giant who still walks, sings, protests and preaches among us gets her due. Oct. 6.

Bill Camp, Pamela Reed, Alan Ruck and Jurnee Smollett star in this serio-comic courtroom “true story” about little men sticking it to The Man. Oct. 6.

There’s something about Rhys Darby’s quick, quizzical-voiced Kiwi cadences in “Relax, I’m From the Future” that remind me of the performances in the BBC Radio series (broadcast on NPR in the US) “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” I love the … Continue reading →

As a critic, I’ve been listed with the online movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes since the day it went “live” in 1998. Because, as every ageist troll who disagrees with a review I’ve written likes to point out, I’ve … Continue reading →

Every turn towards the bizarre and amusingly complicated gives away director and star Fares Fares‘ intentions in his “true story” hostage thriller “A Day and a Half.” He’s aiming for something like a Swedish “Dog Day Afternoon.” There’s a member … Continue reading →