Daily Archives: April 2, 2024

Bill Skarsgard…because there aren’t enough Skarsgardlings in the cinema, with Michelle Dockery, Jessica Roth, Sharlto Copley, Isaiah Mustafa and Old School Famke Janssen star in this gonzo bloodback about a dead and mute guy who goeth on a rampage. And … Continue reading →

What a charming little animated whimsy “Chicken for Linda!” is. It’s an adorable cartoon for French students of all ages, by turns sweetly sentimental and seriously slapshticky, a tale of a child who craves a dish her father used to … Continue reading →

I didn’t take a shine to Orson Welles‘ “Mr. Arkadin,” which I believe I saw under the “Confidential Report” title back in grad school. My recollection was that it screened as a very rough print, and probably short enough to … Continue reading →

Former child actress Sasha Pieterse has the dual role lead, with Parker Young the hunk trapped in the sites of twin sisters up to no good. Nestor Carbonell and Mira Sorvino also star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JY_9sAPpdU

One Twitter wag this morning called “SCTV” comic Joe Flaherty “an American so cool we all thought he was Canadian.” Flaherty, an Emmy winner on TV (“Freaks & Geeks” was his other famous series) and a mainstay in movies, from … Continue reading →

The fights are furious but the convoluted political thriller surrounding them slows “Heart of the Hunter” down. It’s a South African action flick with almost as many characters and agendas as tribes and regional languages as the country itself. We … Continue reading →