Monthly Archives: October 2023

“Open” is an “open marriage melodrama complete with “rules” that are broken, celebrity, an unplanned pregnancy and stalking. But the hook here is that writer, director and co-star Miles Doleac imagines our heroine, played by his wife and co-star Lindsay … Continue reading →

I counted one legit laugh in the Danish pregnancy comedy “Maybe Baby (Bytte bytte baby),” a film about two couples of differing ages experiencing the (scientific) miracle of childbirth. They have a joint baby shower, and the holisitic “hippy” couple’s … Continue reading →

“This Much We Know” is an old-school first person essay documentary and new style “performative” bit of navel gazing about suicide, how we understand it and why Las Vegas is the “suicide capital of North America.” But filmmaker, interviewer and … Continue reading →

Eve Mauro and Ashton Leigh are among those who join Alex and Jackson for this B-movie/actioner. “Black Noise” opens Nov. 3.

Steven Soderbergh produced Eddie Alcazar’s dystopian assault on the senses. Check out the trailer. It’s a real pin-your-ears-back sales pitch, right? Bella Thorne, Scott Baluka, Moises Arias, Stephen Dorff and snippets from earlier B & W sci-fi classics appear to … Continue reading →

The late Tom Sizemore’s waning days and only slightly-diminished talents were utterly wasted on “Impuratus,” an under-lit, under-edited and over-written period piece mystery just now coming before the public. It’s a supernatural thriller about a 1920s detective summoned to hear … Continue reading →

Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Lily James, Maura Tierney and Holt McCallany are among the stars in this edgy Dec. 22 biopic of ’80s wrestling tyros, the Von Erich Brothers. You know what we say? “If it’s A24 I’ll take … Continue reading →

A feel good dramedy on our cinematic horizon starring one of Mexico’s most likeable stars.

“When Evil Lurks,” the Argentinian horror thriller titled “Cuando acecha la maldad” in Spanish, drops the viewer into a world where “evil” is recognized, accepted and somewhat understood. Even if the locals in this corner of rural Argentina can’t figure … Continue reading →

The great ones are all raving egomaniacs. Their focus and commitment are next level intense, and that intensity is all focused on them. Their egos are generally unchecked, fame and glory are birthrights, their narcissism a badge of honor. Being … Continue reading →