Daily Archives: May 6, 2024

Next screening? Amusing Asian American Existential Angst in “East Bay”

If you have to ask “Which bay,” well this still may be the romantic dramedy for you, because geography lessons as they relate to the Korean, Chinese, India etc diaspora are a bonus in this new release, opening Friday. Could … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Tourists need to “Get Out” of Appalachia lest “The Hangman” strike

They figure this out a tad too late in this horror tale, releasing May 31. Genre thriller, B movie all the way, unknown cast. It still could be fun.

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Bernard Hill: “Titanic” Captain and “Lord of the Rings” King Theoden, 1944-2024

I always got a kick seeing Bernard Hill on the screen.  A late bloomer, he brought gravitas and pathos to his most iconic performances, as the shocked and dumbfounded Captain Smith of the doomed “Titanic,” and as brooding, manipulated King Theoden … Continue reading

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