Monthly Archives: January 2024

This looks lovely, affectionate and nostalgic. Speaking as someone who was a celluloid projectionist in college and a cinema critic pretty much ever since, I mean.

There are worse ideas than resetting “Alice” of ”Through the Looking Glass/in Wonderland” fame as a culinary horror comedy about cooking for vampires. Any non-vampire sucked into that world is going to have it “explained” to her the way so much … Continue reading →

Anjana Vasan, Lolly Adefope and Gemma Jones also star in this colorblind casting 1920s farce. Looks quite the hoot, wot wot? Feb. Release in the UK.

The creators of “Chernobyl” got into business with Netflix and Adam Sandler for this existential drama. Off brand for Sandler, no matter how many “serious” pictures he’s done. Paul Dano is the voice of the space spider in this Czech … Continue reading →

It is known by many titles — “Monster of London,” “L’Orchidée rouge” “Secret of the Red Orchid” and, in its original language — German — “Das Rätsel der roten Orchidee.” And if this almost campy, daft and dumb crime thriller … Continue reading →

The screen special effect named Kevin Hart takes a back seat to gadgets, gear and CGI exploits in “Lift,” one hundred or so minutes in which the funnyman tries to remake himself as a cool, rough-and-tumble master thief/romantic lead. Sure. … Continue reading →

There may be an alternate reality where “Big Bang Theory” and “Flight Attendant” veteran Kaley Cuoco could pull off the umpteenth professional assassin one and all agree is “the best” in an action comedy. But it certainly won’t be one … Continue reading →

Abe Golfarb makes a reasonably convincing talk-show host confronted by a listener who can predict the beginning events of “End Times” in “First Time Caller,” a deathly-dull thriller severely limited by a lack of visual variety. Goldfarb, as acerbic chat … Continue reading →

A lot of living, loving, old grudges and new insights on life are worked out in a day of labor “Under the Fig Trees” of Tunisia, that country’s warm and universally human pick for submission as a Best International Feature … Continue reading →

“Christian values” vs. “Christian Power.” Dan Partland directed this alarming and provocative doc, an Oscilloscope Laboratories Feb. 16. release.