Daily Archives: March 5, 2024

“Panda” Time

The voices of Jack Black, Awkafina, Ke Huy Quan Viola Davis, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, James Hong, Seth Rogen and Dustin Hoffman? Dim sum pretty big names. Opens Thursday night, review at noon Eastern on Wednesday.

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Documentary Review: The Indigo Girls get their due — again — “It’s Only Life After All”

They’ve been singing and playing together since high school, and that was over 40 years ago. And their most popular period, with hit records and big tours, was the late ’80s. But there was no getting around the fact that … Continue reading

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Movie Review: His Kid is Missing and Donnie Yen is determined to lead a “Polar Rescue”

Donnie Yen gets his ass kicked in one scene in “Polar Rescue,” titled “Sou jiu/Come Back Home” when it opened in China. And frankly, it’s not a good look for the martial arts icon, who has been more at home … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Alec Guinness is “Father Brown,” aka “The Detective” priest

Alec Guinness brings a deft twinkle to G.K. Chesterton’s venerable saintly sleuth “Father Brown” in his only big screen outing as the Catholic crime solver, titled “The Detective” when it showed in the United States. And while I can’t say … Continue reading

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