Daily Archives: March 12, 2024

No Mark Wahlberg doesn’t have the title role. He’s all but doomed to be upstaged. By a dog. But he’s being a good sport about it. So here goes. (Updated, here’s my review.)

In our celebrity-obsessed culture, the work of creative people is often overwhelmed by the pathos or drama of their personal stories. That’s long seemed the case with the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Notorious for her iconic, attention-grabbing “look,” her … Continue reading →

This sentimental “amazing dog” story — inspired by true events — looks to be sweet and uplifting, unless Mark Wahlberg screws it up. Guessing that won’t happen. “Arthur the King” opens Friday.

“The Passenger” is a cinematic product of a different age, when movies could be geared for a more patient audience, one willing to embrace a mystery for mystery’s sake. Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1975 Hollywood outing, a Jack Nicholson star vehicle distributed … Continue reading →