Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

An Orlando-made dramedy that takes us back to the Hurricane Charley hit starring John Amos is the opening night premiere. That’s the trailer to “Because of Charley” above. Karen Allen and Isabella Rosellini will appear, via Zoom, for A & … Continue reading →

I stumbled into “detectorists” when it hit Netflix some years back. But the streaming service had just the first two seasons of it, and while I binged it and absolutely adored it, I never got around to writing about it. … Continue reading →

The first hurdle one must clear is imagining a universe in which a four hour recut of “Justice League” needs to exist. But within the infinity of the multiverse, that’s a moot point. “Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’” is a detailed, … Continue reading →

The first words that come to mind when we think of the late Audrey Hepburn probably do her a grave disservice. As the film critic Molly Haskell argues in the new documentary about Hepburn, “chic” and “fashion icon” and any … Continue reading →

“Piola” is an interesting, downbeat coming-of-age in hip hop tale set in Quilicura, a neighborhood of Santiago, Chile. It’s a film of rapper wannabes, a kid with a kid of his own and a girl testing the limits of her … Continue reading →

The Greek island of Andros became so self-sufficient, so connected with shipping and commerce, that the locals took to calling it “Little England.” But with so many of its men at sea — captains, mates and crews for the many … Continue reading →

That minx Kristin Davis. Just when you think she’s settling into being the Hallmark Channel and Netflix’s middle-aged Christmas Movie Queen (“A Heavenly Christmas,” “Holiday in the Wild,” “A Knight Before Christmas”) she goes all SHOWtime on us. Ok, maybe … Continue reading →

April 9, sci fi fans.

I’m not usually a fan of horror anthologies. Getting a consistent style, tone and general quality can be tricky when you’re dealing with egos and nobody is truly “in charge” to enforce standards. Lucky for me that my aversion to … Continue reading →

“Food Club” is a Danish tale of downcast ladies of a certain age who leave staid Denmark for a foodie holiday in sunny Italy for a taste of “la dolce vita.” Thin on laughs and light on life lessons, it … Continue reading →