Daily Archives: May 11, 2025

Movie Preview: Sister Cate Blanchett’s an Aussie taking interest in “The New Boy” in her orphanage

This Cannes competitor is a 1940s period piece with a heavy dose of magical realism in the plot. Aswan Reid has the title role, with Deborah Mailman in the supporting cast. Tiny distributor Vertical has this, so we’ll all have … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day and “Honey Don’t” Margaret Qualley — a Coen “Brother” film

A tale of kinky Southwest Christianity and an “accident” that wasn’t. Along with other violence. Qualley the high-heeled detective in a ’72 Chevell convertible, Evans a pastor who with a taste for dangerous sex and Plaza the guardian of the … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Veronica Cartwright’s new nurse learns her house is haunted — “The Ruse”

Kinda creepy looking? This comes out May 16.

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Movie Review: “Another Simple Favor” lapses into Long, Laughable and Ludicrous

Whatever dangerous edge 2018’s “A Simple Favor” had is giddily tossed aside for “Another Simple Favor,” a goofy acceptance that bringing these two ladies back for another round of cat lioness and mouse games was never going to be “logical.” … Continue reading

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