Monthly Archives: January 2024

This weekend won’t set any records — even bad ones — for the motion picture box office in North America. COVID and the slow start-up after it lowered the bar on that. But lacking fresh wide theatrical releases, theaters are … Continue reading →

Netflix is heavily-invested in Josephine Langford, Inc. The latest unutterably gorgeous Australian faux blonde willing and able to sling a perfect North American accent put out a whole series of “After” romances on the dominant streaming service, each of them … Continue reading →

With Valentine’s Day approaching, it’s time again to search high and low for a “fresh” rom-com that works to recommend to lovers, young and old. And if we can’t find it in theaters, the next place to hunt is streaming. … Continue reading →

Korea, birthplace of most modern fads, has spawned a lot more that just boy bands, girl pop stars and on the day I am writing this, a new mania for “deep fried toothpicks.” I kimchee you not. The southern half … Continue reading →

For those who haven’t noticed, big parts of the U.S. have proven to be major export markets for Indian cinema. A couple of Indian films go into wide release every month, and places like Orlando — where I live — … Continue reading →

The Hollywood Reporter suggests that with feature film buff Scott Stuber leaving his position at the head of Netflix that the streamer will be shifting focus from prestige feature films and buzzed big budget series to “middle of the road” … Continue reading →

What a salacious and silly miscalculation “Miller’s Girl” turns out to be. It’s neither ridiculous enough to be a fiasco, nor laugh-out loud off-key. But “off” it most certainly is — off-the-wall and off-putting. First-time writer-director Jade Halley Bartlett’s script … Continue reading →

Lionsgate didn’t pitch this one. Lionsgate pitched “Scrambled” and has yet to deliver, so maybe they’ve laid off everybody I deal with there. A January that was on life support is close to flat lining, unless people come out to … Continue reading →

It’s always worth remembering that almost everything that on the screen in a feature film was put there on purpose, especially when reviewing a movie that seems to have competing agendas. Khalid Fahad’s Saudia drama “From the Ashes” was “inspired” … Continue reading →

Sleepy-eyed stoner Snoop Dogg takes his shot at a “Bad News Bear” kiddie comedy with “The Underdoggs,” a sometimes funny and always-foul-mouthed romp about PeeWee/Pop Warner Football. Playing an ex-NFL star wideout and something of a burnout, Dogg wears shades … Continue reading →