Monthly Archives: January 2024

“Miss Shampoo” is an unhappy blend of goofy comedy, wish-fulfillment fantasy and bloody violence, a lumbering farce that never quite finds the sweet spot in any of the genres it mashes up. It opens with violence, ends with violence, and … Continue reading →

This Berlin Film Fest darling looks intriguing — immigrant joins Foreign Legion, but what he gets mixed up in down in Africa makes his question his service and who is doing what to whom. Feb. 2.

There’s a lot to sort out and take in from this trailer to what’s obviously a B/C movie thriller, coming from Quiver. Some recognizable faces — Laurie Fortier of “The Walking Dead,” “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday” and decades … Continue reading →

Those “Mean Girls” are back, still lording over North Shore High, still cruel and cutting as only high school girls can be, still trying to make “fetch” a thing. Tina Fey‘s greatest girl-on-girl teen take-down returns in triumph, a sometimes … Continue reading →

Idyllic 1950s lives and child-rearing, an accident and “blame” and “guilt” tear apart two friends and neighbors and mothers. Two Oscar winners go toe-to-toe — literally. Looks chilling.

America’s penchant for conspiracy theories can be traced back to the nation’s founding. And as recent events confirm, our thirst for embracing ideas that unseen forces and assorted nefarious boogeymen are pulling the political strings and killing those who might … Continue reading →

“Reflect” is a “find yourself” odyssey about five 30ish Angelinas who travel to Sedona, Arizona, for a spiritual/self-actualizing “obstacle course” weekend in a place the Tarot-card-reades/Astrology-believer/crystal-consultants of Flakey America consider a spiritual vortex. Writer-director-star Dana Kippel might be exploring the … Continue reading →

Tina Fey gets to turn the Broadway musical based on her generation-defining teen comedy onto the screen in a January release. This looks repetitive — same basic plot, no Lindsay Lohan/Rachel McAdams, et al. — but fun. Jon Hamm, Jenna … Continue reading →

We don’t shave for J. Stay movies, right mate? Unless it’s our scalp. We confine the chatter to a low Cockney growl. We take our tea with honey with because that’s the way Jason Statham LIKES IT and “it’s flammable,” … Continue reading →

Director David Oryan and screenwriters Isaac Fahed and Doris Saba reached for sentimental, low-hanging fruit in their Lebanese childbirth dramedy “C-Section.” And every now and then, they got their hands on a sweet fig or a tart tangerine. But this … Continue reading →