Daily Archives: August 20, 2025

Movie Preview: Michael Chiklis is “The Senior,” a former football star looking to finish high school

Fiftysomething, a contractor, and “I’m eligible.” “Eligible for what?” He’s “like a 59 year old ‘Rudy.’” Mary Stuart Masterson and Rob Corddry co-star in this version of the true “redemption” story of Mike Flynt, which was finished a couple of … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Relationship Horror about what Constitutes a “Keeper”

The director of “Longlegs” and “The Monkey,” Osgood Perkins, parks Tatiana Maslany (“Stronger,” the “Perry Mason” remake) and another son of Donald Sutherland in his latest, which arrives in theaters just in time for the holidays (11-14). The horror. The … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Colin Farrell in Netflix’s Oscar bait — “Ballad of a Small Player”

The director of “Conclave,” the presence of Tilda Swinton, a gambling milieu and a veteran player’s descent into madness? Fala Chen, a whiff of the gambling Mecca of Macau. Because Vegas isn’t the only gaming city with a fake Eiffel … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, an “Anniversary”

Phoebe Dynevor, Zoe Deutch, Madeline Brewer, McKenna Grace and Dylan O’Brien also star in an edgy thriller about Her son’s new girlfriend, Mom’s scary ex-student. “We don’t always know what our children are capable of.” This new thriller from the … Continue reading

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