Monthly Archives: May 2024

It’s been 36 years since Michael Keaton, Tim Burton, Winona & Co. learned why we should NEVER say “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” So naturally, this update features horror comedy pixie Jenna Ortega. Keaton is back as the title character, and Ryder, the … Continue reading →

Always surprised that HBO is still releasing movies. They barely promote anything, and in this universe of “choices” you can’t coast on the arrogant memory of “The Sopranos.” This might have been slated for theatrical release and then pulled for … Continue reading →

You can lose yourself in the awe inspiring excess of George Miller’s latest “Mad Max” movie. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is two hours and 28 minutes of action epic that gives “Dune” a run for its money in “Best … Continue reading →

The first time the phrase “the finest actor of his generation” was attached to Robert Duvall was in a cover story in “American Film” magazine in the fall of 1981. Duvall already had “The Godfather” movies, “Apocalypse Now” and “The … Continue reading →

Oh, Indonesian cinema! You keep getting our hopes up, tackling Western or International genres on film, often getting the look and some of the basics right but never quite closing the deal. I’ve reviewed scores of Indonesian films over the … Continue reading →

This June 21 Netflix release puts our actress-turned-entrepreneur back in a familiar guise, a beautiful woman underestimated in a fight. Anthony Michael Hall is among her co-stars.

He bears the gutted look of the grieving, even as he keeps some semblance of routine — visiting the fish market, haunting his favorite sushi bar. But there’s an absence we feel before it is announced, tipped by the second … Continue reading →

An aspiring actress, formerly an aspiring dancer, considers mortality and the end of human existence — but not who will be keeping records once the human race itself has ended. It’s the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people … Continue reading →

Well, isn’t this a lovely, fish-out-of-water tle soaked in melancholy. Lily Franky, Ryo Nishikido, Tae Kimora and Ciaran Hinds’ daughter Aoife Hinds star in this Man with a Mission, but dependent upon the kindness of British strangers story. June 7.

“Sight” is a pleasantly bland bio-pic about the Chinese-born surgeon who came up with a treatment that has restored the sight of millions around the world. Dr. Ming Wang’s story, growing up during the unrest in the last years of … Continue reading →