Monthly Archives: March 2026

“Pretty Lethal” is another Pretty Young Things Imperiled of the “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” “Ready or Not” and so on genre. Ho hum, right? There are only a couple of those in theaters at any given moment. But it scores major … Continue reading →

The seminal, genre-bending , world-conquering alt rock/rap/funk band The Red Hot Chili Peppers turn sentimental and surprisingly sweet in “The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel,” the new documentary about how they formed, their disparate infuences … Continue reading →

If you’ve got time for just one Netflix movie on predator guardianships and the lawyers who prey on seniors with assets, and the nursing homes, health care workers and even judges in on the fix, I recommend “I Care a … Continue reading →

The nihilist in an existentialist world of Albert Camus‘ novella “The Stranger” comes to sublime, understated life in the latest film of François Ozon. The director of “Potiche,” “Eight Women,” “Everything Went Fine” and “When Fall is Coming” turns out … Continue reading →

The season’s biggest hit adds another $50 million, and Zazie Beetz can’t beat the horror audience out of its stupor, as the last weekend of March spring breaks to an end. “Project Hail Mary” is doing robust business, and even … Continue reading →

The American cinema of the ’70s is justly celebrated for daring and intellectually challenging film, cynical cinema that pointed the camera at urban and rural decay. The skepticism of the “Hud” and “Midnight Cowboy” 1960s curdled into grim portraits of … Continue reading →

“Refuge” is a frankly stupid and formulaic “whodunit” wrapped in torture, retribution and guilt from all the dirty secrets men keep. Four friends since high school head off to a hunting/fishing cabin in the woods, rounded-up and driven there by … Continue reading →

“Watching Mr. Pearson” is an indie outing with “Sunset Boulevard” as its original mailing address. A drama about an aged actor lost in his old roles, with two caregivers indulging his “harmless” dementia and acting out his old scripts with … Continue reading →

Magical realism curdles into magical futurism in “The Blue Trail,” a parable about the hell of growing old in a society that claims to worship the elderly, but which reallys wants them warehoused and out of the way. Amazingly, this … Continue reading →

The Brits may have popularized the feminine fury as assassin/secret agent via the James Bond films and the Diana Rigg-led “Avengers” on TV. World cinema — from America to Asia — took inspiration from that. But it was the French, … Continue reading →