Daily Archives: May 9, 2025

Movie preview: An Artist Flees an Unhappy Home for the Big City — with her Pet Flying Squirrel — “Bound”

This drama is a “festival darling”  that Freestyle picked up for wide release May 16. Another shot in the culture wars? Looks intriguing.

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Series Review: Ewan and Charley are Back in the (Motorcycle) Saddle for the “Long Way Home”

One of the distinct pleasures of the streaming TV era is renewed every time old friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman mount up for another epic motorcycling trek in their “Long Way” series. The latest, “Long Way Home,” plays up … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Stephen King serves up horror with fascist overtones — “The Long Walk”

Garrett Waering, Charlie Plummer, David Jonsson, Roman Griffin Davis and Ben Wang are among the younger stars of this “Hunger Games: Walk Until You Die” compeition, and Judy Greer, Mark Hamill and Michael Ironside are also in the cast. Sept … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Judo, sexism and Iranian theocracy collide on and off the mat — “Tatami”

The co-directors are the star of “Holy Spider” and the direct of “Skin.” And their star is most famous for the most recent incarnation of “The L Word.” In theaters June 13.

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