Monthly Archives: June 2024

Truth be told, most of us figured we didn’t need another “origin story” take on The Day the Aliens Who Hear Dropped In on “A Quiet Place.” John Krasinski & Co. covered that in a small town urban and suburban … Continue reading →

Back before he made “Dances With Wolves” and in all the years since, Kevin Costner has spoken of his life-changing experience in the cinema, going to see “How the West Was Won” as a child in 1962, a Western in … Continue reading →

“Mother, Couch!” is an allegorical drama cryptic enough to confuse, cringy enough to put-off but thanks to its cast, inviting enough to make you want to puzzle it out. Based on a novel by the Swedish writer Jerker Virdborg, it’s … Continue reading →

A new acquaintance picks up on Cora’s Achilles heel right off the bat. Or does he? Is her problem really just “You can’t read the room?” Strangers and old friends alike cannot help but ask the obvious of singer-songwriter — … Continue reading →

“Daddio” is a cinematic seminar in the value of movie stars. A variation of the “Night on Earth/Taxicab Confessions” formula, it puts Sean Penn behind the wheel and lets Dakota Johnson hold her own with him from the back seat. … Continue reading →

Sweet and ever-so-slight, “Confessions of a Wandering Saint” is a dark, deadpan Argentine comedy about a “miracle” and the faithful Catholic who’s willing to risk her fast pass to heaven to “prove it.” The debut feature of Argentine filmmaker Tomás … Continue reading →

A sweet turn by Amy Smart, Judd Hirsch trotting out another version of “curmudgeonly” and a sensitive take on childhood anxiety are what the kids baseball dramedy “Rally Caps” has to recommend it. It’s a limp noodle of a “family” … Continue reading →

Jessica Alba just sold off her health and beauty company for a nice piece of change. It wasn’t that long ago that the “Dark Angel” alumna finished a run on her latest series, “L.A.’s Finest.” So it’s not like she … Continue reading →

“Young Winston,” an epic of the “Patton” and “A Bridge Too Far” era, was a big hit in 1972 Britain, where nostalgia for “The War” was nearing its peak and the memory of the titanic figure, Winston Churchill, was still … Continue reading →

I have little memory of watching the Italian “empty nest” comedy “The Price of Family.” I reviewed it, but it left little to no impression at all. I dare say in a week or two I won’t remember much about … Continue reading →