Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

The mid-60s into the early ’70s were the golden age of film satire, or so my grad school professors insisted. And Oscar-winner-to-be Jack Nicholson was right in the thick of it — “Easy Rider,” “Head,” “Five Easy Pieces,” “Carnal Knowledge.” … Continue reading →

Bobby Cannavale and Oscar winner Adrien Brody are among the co-stars in this Netflix take on MM’s later life. Netflix? They wrote some big checks. Is the accent right, or close enough? Or has the shrinking streamer service thrown more … Continue reading →

“Hansan: Rising Dragon” is a Korean naval war epic that takes us into the actions — before and during a series of sea battles in the 1590s — of Korea’s great naval genius, Admiral Yi Soon Shin. It’s a sprawling … Continue reading →

MGM and Sly get into the unkillable superhero business with Sylvester Stallone in this “Death Wish” vengeance-driven thriller, Aug. 26.

Coming soon to Prime Video, a legal thriller with the highest stakes possible.

A big turn by John Boyega, with support from Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton and Michael K. Williams. An African American Georgia-set “Dog Day Afternoon” is the pitch, and this looks very good. Aug. 26, from Bleecker Street.

There are movies born of obvious inspiration and perspiration on the part of all involved, and then there is “content,” manufactured to maximize potential profits from a piece of intellectual property. That’s what the comic book adaptation “DC League of … Continue reading →

A widow finds herself missing her abusive trainwreck of a late husband after she remarries in “Dona Flor and her Two Husbands,” a Brazilian classic that’s been remade under many titles, and even became a Brazilian TV series. Racy, quite … Continue reading →

“Amandla” is a South African siblings saga built on the classic “one brother becomes a cop, one a thief” formula. An unconventional setting gives the film a certain novelty — South Africa just before Nelson Mandela was released from prison, … Continue reading →

Labute was the king of toxic masculinity takes back in the day. Here, he’s got a “Double Indemnity/Body Heat” thing going on with Kruger calling the shots, Hank Azaria as the husband and Ray Nicholson as the hapless pawn lured … Continue reading →