Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Yeah, I’ve got a couple of movies that just came in to review. “Urgent” the last minute publicists say. “Manana,” I say. Why? #ItHappensEverySpring. A spring training break at the Trop in the Banana Republic of Florida. And no movie … Continue reading →

Unfortunately titled, not quite as polished, shot, edited and “expert” driven as you might hope, “American Bolshevik” begins with a wealthy Newport, Rhode Island philanthropist recounting stories of dogs she’s lost to coyotes. It features more disturbing still photographs and … Continue reading →

I can’t speak for what they’re like today, but in less politically-correct times, university writer’s conferences were a literary spectacle that unleashed famous novelists, poets and non-fiction authors and their fans and groupies on assorted august academic institutions and their … Continue reading →

Big, brassy popular pop band takes an Iron Curtain countries tour for the State Dept. and the wheels come off their 1970s career. This seems paranoid and perhaps delusional, but true, false or exaggerated, it could be fascinating. March. 24.

In her latest, Malin Åkerman plays a 40something divorcee who has “baby fever,” which is why she finds herself coming on to select single men the night of her peak ovulation, turning a friend’s birthday gathering into “The Donor Party.” … Continue reading →

“The Pilgrim” is a serene, scenic and soul-searching indie drama that goes adrift as it charts an over-familiar course. It’s about a workaholic manager at a London construction firm summoned home to the Great Plains after his mother dies. He … Continue reading →

Sort of a “Scream” send up, genre aware and genre mocking higher-minded than the “Scary Movie” outings of yore. June 16.

Guy Ritchie may have — at long last — lost his fastball when it comes to action ensemble pieces with his muse, Jason Statham. But their fifth collaboration, a “Mission: Somewhat Improbable” caper (action) comedy, has Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Grant, … Continue reading →

Sam Worthington plays an Aussie sniper roped into some violently sketchy business in “Transfusion,” a thriller about a father, a son, a comrade-in-arms and a late wife who keeps lecturing her husband, post mortem, about how he’s “failing” their boy. … Continue reading →

God, I miss “Drunk History.” But Hulu talked Mel Brooks into bringing “History of the World” back, which has a similar sketch-comedy spin on history format — without, alas, the hilarious application of alcohol. So I guess this’ll have to … Continue reading →