Monthly Archives: August 2024

This lovely, moody Irish period piece from Quiver stars Agnes O’Casey, David Wilmot and is based on a 19th century novel by Sheridan Le Fanu, who wrote an early “Vampyr” novel and other fiction that has been adapted for the … Continue reading →

The great British filmmaker John Boorman announced his presence in Hollywood with authority with 1967’s “Point Blank,” a brutal, blunt-instrument of a thriller starring Lee Marvin. “Deliverance,” “Zardoz,” “Excalibur” and “Hope and Glory” were to come. But here was a … Continue reading →

The ever-devolving horny teen party comedy continues its progression from “Sixteen Candles” to “Just Can’t Wait” to “American Pie,” “Superbad” and beyond with “Incoming,” a rough and tumble cut and pasting from every teen movie to precede it. Nepo baby … Continue reading →

One of the reasons I always regarded journalism as the ultimate continuing education job was what you learn about, by necessity, to cover your beat. For me that could mean reporting on Native American arts and cultural affairs in Alaska … Continue reading →

One thing that makes a film a “classic” is how modern it feels, no matter what decade produced it. By that measure, William Wellman’s “The Story of G.I. Joe” (1945) is the “Citizen Kane” of combat dramas, the “Saving Private … Continue reading →

Dad wants them to be “men,” “tough,” ready for a world that won’t cut them any breaks. “When things get tough, press on.” The tween/teen brothers take that seriously. Too seriously. This period piece “true story” features Caitlin Fitzgerald and … Continue reading →

“Blink Twice” is the “Get Out” of “Believe women.” Actress turned director and co-writer Zoë Kravitz aims high with this savage satire of women imperiled not just by murderously brutish men, but by their own false sense of safety in … Continue reading →

The “cursed” comic book “The Crow” earns a gloomy, turgid remake thirty years after a film of the revenge-from-beyond-the-grave thriller got rising star Brandon Lee killed on a non-union set in North Carolina. This reboot or “reimagining” arrives in a … Continue reading →

Remember the jaw-dropping 2019 documentary “Midnight Family,” about Mexico City’s competitive “private” ambulance services and one family struggling to stay afloat saving lives for profit? Boy, I do. Medical capitalism’s end game plays like a slice of dystopian science fiction. … Continue reading →

Simon McBurney co-stars in this British film that Quiver picked up. Never heard this accent from Banks. It raises an eyebrow, to be sure. Does it make the title a pun?