Monthly Archives: May 2024

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 →

Based on a manga that has led to several anime treatments in recent years, “Golden Kamuy” struggles onto the screen in live action feature film form as a cartoonish curiosity. A post Russo-Japanese War period piece about a treasure hunt … Continue reading →

A true story about a tropical isle beachcomber who rescues an oil soaked Antarctican in the surf, whose friend “Dimdim” returns, year after year, and whose saga “goes viral.” That “professional” “cleaner” and “Ronin” Jean R. looks damned adorable paired … Continue reading →

Jack McBrayer and Celia Weston also star in this big-cast farce about somebody’s “sister is getting married this weekend.” And “somebody’s daughter is getting married.” Whoopsie, “double booked your weddings” hilarity ensues. They’re making us wait until January to see … Continue reading →