Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

This Brazilian drama played at the last Sundance pre pandemic and finally earns release Jan. 14. Looks good, but maybe a little late to the “lockdown” marketplace at this point.

Longtime girlfriends can giggle and banter “You remember ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back?’” “You remember how it ENDED?” But when it comes to “Maya and Her Lover,” we’re already thinking “She’s Gotta Have It Before She Turns 40.” The … Continue reading →

Here’s a screenwriter who’s a bit defensive about his work. At one point in “The Only One,” a picturesque romance set in the south of France, our antagonist turns on her would-be lover with this rejoinder. “I’m your Pixie Dream … Continue reading →

We’ve gotten a bumper crop of beautifully designed, costumed and decorated collection of Christmas tales set in Santa’s world and Santa’s workshop this year. “David and the Elves” is the latest lush entry in this holiday genre, a fantasy about … Continue reading →

There have been other holiday movies to use the title “Twas the Night,” but it’d be hard to name one that was worse. A farce about a family Christmas get together involving hiding a body, the only thing without a … Continue reading →

Events surrounding college athletics and the idea of compensating “student athletes” have shifted so quickly that it’s a little surprising that a motion picture — which takes a few years to gestate, finance, cast and produce — could keep up … Continue reading →

So I guess this year’s gay Christmas rom-com doesn’t have Kristen Stewart in it? “Single All the Way” is a “Home for the Holidays” rom-com that’s “rom” enough, but entirely too safe to be anything other than Hallmark Channel fodder … Continue reading →

Here’s a peek into a world few Americans knew existed, a thriller built out of the cultural connection between two immigrant communities bonded by the racism each faced because “we were all brown.” Writer/director/star Bari Kang‘s “The Scrapper” envisions a … Continue reading →

“France” is an eye-popping star turn by Léa Seydoux in search of a more coherent and pointed satire than the movie surrounding her. Seydoux, one-time “Bond Girl,” much-honored co-star of “Midnight in Paris,” “”Blue Is the Warmest Color,” “The French … Continue reading →

This glossy 15th century period piece is about the intrigues surrounding the Kalmar Union, and the woman trying to hold it together. “Margrete” opens Dec. 17.