Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

This one looks good. Bizarre. Offbeat. Very…Ell-aaaaa. August 6 it opens.

“Great White” might be the dullest shark attack thriller ever. From the mundane, flatly-filmed first scene attack to the contortions it has to go through to put five people into a life raft with no one looking for them off … Continue reading →

So how do we compartmentalize and allegorize “Gunpowder Milkshake,” the hit-woman action “comedy” starring Karen Gillan? “Joanna Wick?” “Gloria” at half speed? “La Femme Samantha?” “Sin City” sans most sins? Set in a lurid, neon-soaked underworld of gangs, gangsters and … Continue reading →

When it premiered in 1989, “D-Man in the Waters” was hailed as “dance of the moment,” a symbolic, energetic and balletic piece that “radiates life in the face of tragedy.” The co-founder of the Jones-Zane Company that created it had … Continue reading →

Dr. Seuss would have loved Peter Wohlleben. The writer who dreamed up the line “I speak for the trees” would appreciate a real, live Lorax among us. “The most famous forester in Germany” has become a worldwide spokesman for what’s … Continue reading →

The “coming of age/first summer romance” hallmarks are all over “Last Summer,” a Turkish take on a Hollywood staple. Period piece, like “Dirty Dancing” and “The Way Way Back” and many others? Check. Beach resort with lots of skin and … Continue reading →

True confessions time. Be honest. We ALL first heard tell of this Nicolas Cage project “Pig” and thought, “Nic goes John Wick over a truffle pig.” Scan the Internet for postings of the first trailer to Michael Sarnoski’s film. Just … Continue reading →

In my mind, and perhaps in yours, I saw Cage going all John Wick in this “Truffle Hunters” tale. You don’t mess with a man’s truffle hunting pig. No-sir. As someone who makes it a point to watch everything the … Continue reading →

Best thing about Jason Mamoa taking on Aquaman? He gets into a much better class of B-movies. Fun actor, great presence, wonderful big screen bad ass.

“Holy Beasts (“La Fiera y la Fiesta)” is a movie about making a movie, an “art film” about old friends gathering to make a murdered filmmaker’s long-planned dream project in his native Santo Domingo. Geraldine Chaplin plays the aged actress … Continue reading →