Daily Archives: February 22, 2024

Talk about your cinematic hot potatoes. “Club Zero” is a drama played out in the soft-spoken tones of self-help speak, a satire on the indulged habits of indulged children of the indulgent rich. It’s about food and the swirl of … Continue reading →

Enigmatic and obscurant, a film noir bathed in gloom and dreams within dreams, its “story” carried by voice-over narration, “The Possessed” is an Italian murder mystery all but conceived as a “cult picture.” It had multiple titles — “La donna … Continue reading →

The great Joanna Lumley adds another blowsy, foul-mouthed grump to the often hilarious third act of her career as she steals the operatic comedy “Falling for Figaro.” But thanks to the atonal script and flat performances around her, that never … Continue reading →