Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

    Operatic in tone, a love poem that’s “Howl” raw in scope and despair, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is a deadpan elegy to a city, its ever-shifting populace, family lore and the weight of the past. … Continue reading →

Whatever the quality of this Fox farce, they’ve done a helluva job selling it. Kumail and Dave, a “Throwback” exploitation style trailer this time, and it’s “Early reviews be damned. I am DOWN for this.” Those early reviews have been … Continue reading →

Snort.

“Svaha: The Sixth Finger,” is what happens when a fairly straightforward horror tale is rendered convoluted by sidebars, detours and distractions. The end product is labored and drawn-out, losing the thread here and there and lacking the urgency to become … Continue reading →

Yeah, you’re seeing “Playdate” as “Just added” or “trending” on your streaming video menu. Might you — I — WE — have missed a good fright, not catching this 2012 (or 2014) title when it came out? The short answer? … Continue reading →

Yes, Craig is healed up enough to continue filming. Fingers crossed!

Yes, we are spending stupid amounts of time making our “choice,” and we’re not even bothering to check the “New to Netflix” (Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.) menu. The upshot? Thousands of choices and we’re still letting Big Network/Streaming service pick … Continue reading →

In a previous life in newspapering, I’d often profile stand-up comics, sometimes hanging out with them between sets at a local club. They’d give ruthless, off-the-record play-by-play commentary on the other comics as they went through their routines. And when … Continue reading →

An Oscar winner is protesting big oil’s involvement with Britain’s most esteemed theatre company. He doesn’t just play men of principle on stage and screen. https://t.co/KNjIydsMw7