Monthly Archives: November 2023

Phylicia Rashad also stars in this dramedy, which Vertical landed (typically the distribute pictures larger studios have passed on) and which opens Dec. 8, streams Dec. 15. Not a lot of pop or laughs or heart in this trailer. A … Continue reading →

What Eddie Murphy has become, presented here without comment. Ahem. Dec. 1, Amazon Prime Video.

Adam Sandler voices an aged lizard who wants to escape to the Everglades but finds himself dispensing life advice to fifth graders in the classroom where he’s one of the resident pet reptiles in “Leo,” an animated comedy that’s passably … Continue reading →

Medical experiments that are revealed just as World War II is ending, with a tortured humans and “creatures” as their results. You could call this a series, seeing as how this 1945 Korean Dec. 22 and Jan. 5. Let’s label … Continue reading →

This 2024 series looks like yet another variation on a “galaxy far away” theme, sort of a “Guardians” and “Firefly” riff — without laughs. Jude Law leads a cast of…kids?

Too old, too tall, too American, too introverted and mumbly to be a mesmirizing leader of men and commanding presence at court, perhaps your first thoughts on hearing about a new big screen “Napoleon” were “Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte? … Continue reading →

“See You on Venus” is a swooning, sad-eyed romance in which our young-couple-to-be are buried under tragedy upon tragedy and every dire romantic complication under the sun. Well, save for one. At least they don’t discover they’re long lost siblings. … Continue reading →

Honestly, this idea of a woman needing a fake fiance/husband/steady beau and “hiring” somebody to “play” the part has to be an invention of the movies. If there are real businesses that provide “The Boyfriend Experience” without the “gigolo” contract … Continue reading →

A bit of “true” history given a salacious two-part treatment by our friends at Starz (Remember them?). Moore is Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who raised/groomed her son George to be ready for a life at court, and in a … Continue reading →

That venerable children’s classic “The Velveteen Rabbit” is the Ur Text of any entertainment meant for children that’s about toys and the love that it takes to make them “real,” even if does have a hint of “Pinocchio” about it. … Continue reading →