Daily Archives: November 17, 2024

Movie Review: Dumb action gets dumber, “Get Fast”

“Stupid is as stupid does,” and stupid’s entirely the point of “Get Fast,” a dumber-than-dumb action pic that sets out to prove how much movie you can make with pretty much no script at all. Catch-phrases and stock characters, a … Continue reading

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Netflixable? Elliot Page stars in a Transgender Homecoming — “Close to You”

The Canadian drama “Close to You” is a quiet, contemplative and yet deflatingly unsurprising homecoming story about an unhappy, maladjusted daughter who returns to his former home and former life after gender reassignment treatment. It stars the transgender actor Elliot … Continue reading

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