Daily Archives: July 24, 2025

Movie Review: This “Fantastic Four” take their stumbling, humorless “First Steps”

Comic book cinema goes Mid Century Marvel for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” a sleek and gorgeous looking reboot of this franchise that harks back to Fantastic 4 comic and TV cartoon’s heyday. The film’s true star is production designer … Continue reading

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It’s Sushi and Cinema Thursday –“Fantastic Four” and “Oh, Hi!” Time

Half price sushi day at Pangea, our favorite sushi joint in the big city (Danville, VA.)  chased by a double feature. Because we all need to escape the heat for a day. And the news.

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Documentary Review: “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley”

Filmed appreciations of potentially great artists who “die young and leave a beautiful corpse” are many. If these post mortems have a common thread, it’s the difficulty in separating the myth from the musician, painter, actor or writer. And the … Continue reading

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