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A “pre COVID mob scene” per the theater manager of this Regal Cinemas.

You’ve got to be brave when you include “special needs” characters in your movie. There are sensibilities, issues of compassion, prejudice in a “pre-judging” sense and even nomenclature that can get you into trouble. I hesitate to even mention movies … Continue reading →

Willem Dafoe leads us into madness as a sort of performance art in “Inside,” a simple, austere thriller with a highly-polished sheen. A man, trapped by his greed and artistic/class resentment and passion for that one missing “self portrait” by … Continue reading →

Here’s the one.

The sci-fi thriller “65” is a “Twilight Zone” episode that over-explains its set-up and surrenders its punch line, a simple quest narrative that lacks thrills and never makes us invest in it and the first serious miscalculation Adam Driver’s made … Continue reading →

Coming of age, growing up with “special” parents. As in “special needs,” people who require their daughter’s help getting through the day. There’s a hint of “CODA” in the set up here. Let’s hope the execution is up to snuff. … Continue reading →

South African sex comedies are rare on these cinematic shores. But when you travel “Around the world with Netflix,” you never know what you’ll stumble into. “Do Your Worst” is a laugher about a struggling single actress making bad decisions … Continue reading →

“Moving On” is an amusingly edgy geriatric comedy that provides that late career comic duo Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin with their best star vehicle since “Nine to Five.” The laughs are droll, and unlike the strained “Grace & Frankie” … Continue reading →

I like the idea of an Oscars that isn’t hurried. They were still “playing people off” at the 95th Academy Awards, and some needed it. But most did not. Let people finish their thoughts. The laundry list speeches are still … Continue reading →

That’s more than a few Oscars for this marquee picture from Netflix. A career peak for composer Volker Bertelman, a gracious speech. Is there a “trend” pointing towards a Best Picture upset? Maybe. A lovely, ominous and weighty score. But … Continue reading →