Daily Archives: December 19, 2023

Don’t tell his momma, or his wife. But there’s something just right about casting Dermot Mulroney as an ex-con. He’s got the look. Hell, he’s had it all along. But damned if that rough-hewn, more-rugged-than-handsome-mug wasn’t in “My Best Friend’s … Continue reading →

A body builder — Katy M. O’Brian — draws the attention of lonely K-Stew, who comes to find out just what Ms. Muscles is into and all about — Murder for hire? — with Ed Harris and assorted other bad … Continue reading →

“Merry Good Enough” is an indifferent, listless and generally lifeless holiday comedy built around the admission, “It’s the holidays. We’re all a little suicidal.” It’s about three unhappy 30ish children coming home to their long-divorced mom in Massachusetts suburbia wondering … Continue reading →

Let it be said that the new musical “The Color Purple” in no way replaces the sometimes-wrenching 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker’s acclaimed novel. The film version of Marsha Norman’s 2005 stage musical is best appreciated with a word … Continue reading →

This has the feel of other Kidman work — the film “Rabbit Hole” for starters. Mournful, bereft, this time in an exotic locale, living far from where she was born. Amazon Prime has this series, premiering Jan. 26.