Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

For some reason, a lot of goose-stepping snowflakes are weeping and reading the French election results and tweeting their displeasure with #RIPFrance. Victor Lazlo and Isla and Rick and Yvonne and The Band at the Cafe Americain have something to … Continue reading →

In late 1811/early 1812, four powerful earthquakes shook the little-settled center of the then-young United States of America near New Madrid, Missouri. They were strong enough to “reverse the flow” of the Mississippi, or at least give the appearance of … Continue reading →

A failing fishing town wrestles with the Big Developer future, a mute child born three months prematurely tries to find his voice through his “Camera,” with the help of a cute old codger of a photographer and camera shop owner, … Continue reading →

Watching “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot,” viewers are treated to a bit of a movie that’s apparently headed to theaters in the not-distant-future. Not that we can tell this “David” musical clip that is attached to the … Continue reading →

Back in 2010, a couple of children’s animated films came out with roughly the same message — that evil geniuses and criminal masterminds are misunderstood, sweet and salvageable as human beings. “Megamind,” starring Will Ferrell, was a big hit. “Despicable … Continue reading →

Cinemas that showed movies continuously, often around the clock, were called “grindhouses,” and back in the ’70s, these were the cinematic epitome of urban decay, moral drift and “alternative” movies. It’s an American term most often associated with New York … Continue reading →

A feel-good story first brought to light by Oprah and People Magazine, “The Story of Possum Trot” tells of a poor black town in East Texas where one small church’s congregation took it on itself to adopt as many unwanted … Continue reading →

Everybody on camera looks delighted to be here in the first “Beverly Hills Cop” movie in a dozen years, the first “classic cast” sequel since 1994. And that’s a lot different from the “relieved to be here” financially-strapped folks who … Continue reading →

Don’t let the multiple anti-climaxes that parade across the screen in the finale of “Escape,” a new thriller from actor turned director Lee Jong-pil (“Born to Sing,” “Samjin Company English Class”) throw you off. Up to then, it’s a crackling … Continue reading →

It’s not the easiest thing in the world to do, deciphering one’s scribbled notes in the dark taken while watching a film. But the words “DO NOT WANT” cover a page in the middle of what I noted about the … Continue reading →