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“The Guilty” is a solidly suspenseful police procedural thriller about a 911 call and what the dispatcher goes through to end the tragedy unfolding on the other end of the line. Like other films of this subgenre — Halle Berry’s … Continue reading →

George MacKay, Lily-Rose Depp and Paddy Considine star in this mental hospital romance between people suffering from species identity disorder. Who knew, right? This one, from the director of “Nocturnal,” comes out Dec. 3, in limited release.

This holiday release looks lovely.

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is wanton slaughter lightened by monstrous zingers delivered in a growl that needs subtitles, a colossal waste of talent in front of the camera and not exactly a resume builder behind it. Seriously, I hope … Continue reading →

One cannot help but be struck by what a beautifully animated film “The Addams Family 2” is. From the photo-realistic scenery (including The Grand Canyon), the sheen on Gomez Addams’ hair and suit, the marvelous baroque-meets-art-deco design of the family … Continue reading →

“Memoirs of a Black Girl” is an earnest micro-budget indie melodrama, a “film festival film” of earnest intent if modest means. If the ambition to punch above its weight were enough, it might pass muster. But unpolished performances, incessant and … Continue reading →

Perhaps your first reaction upon stumbling onto “The Assignment” was the same as mine. “How did THIS trainwreck escape my notice?” in 2016-17 when it was released? But right there in the opening credits, we see that “Warriors” and “48 … Continue reading →

Just a friendly reminder that Hulu’s amusing “true crime” podcast fans turned sleuths comedy “Only Murders in the Building” is wrapping up its first season, and it’s a hoot and you should be watching. There is more to streaming TeeVee … Continue reading →

British novelist Adam Nevill’s London-set novel “No One Gets Out Alive” is reimagined as an immigrant’s horrors of home delivered in a spooky rooming house in Cleveland in this Netflix adaptation. Visual effects specialist Santiago Menghini makes his feature directing … Continue reading →