75 million records sold is its own brand of protective underwear. Michael Bolton and Nickelback have pairs just like it.
Read MoreReview: ‘Spencer’ with Kristen Stewart | 2 Out of 4 Stars
With all credit due to a ballsy concept, a stellar cast, and Stewart’s good, but totally over-hyped performance, I was mostly bored.
Read MoreUnpopular Opinion: ‘King Richard’ with Will Smith is Good, Not Great
Smith always generates so much warmth and goodwill that you tend to give his films more latitude. King Richard is not even among his top 5 roles or films.
Read MoreNicolas Cage is the Least Weird Part of this Freaky Fun Film
Gleefully weird and unabashedly artsy-fartsy, Nicolas Cage is the least strange element of a fun to watch hybrid from Japanese director .
Read More‘Jagged’ Review | Alanis Morissette Looks Back in Revealing Doc
Now a Mom in her late 40s with a cogent perspective on a 21 year old conquering the world and lighting the fuse to an explosive cultural phenomenon
Read MoreReview: ‘Ankle Biters’ | Can Comedy and Horror Co-Exist?
Comedy Horror. It’s either funny but not scary or, like this current release, it’s got some good gore and suspense, but isn’t the least bit funny.
Read More‘The Pebble and the Boy’ Review | British Dramedy A Nice Ride
Gentle and sweet-natured, this British road movie may lack high highs and low lows, but it rolls along with a charming cast and some third act twists.
Read More‘A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks’ | Great Stories from Behind the Lens
You know so many of his iconic photos, and now you’ll hear the stories behind them, and see why he’s the inspiration for photojournalists today
Read MoreWatch New Tom Petty Documentary Here – Free & Full-Length
It took quite a while to secure a distributor, but I think it was worth the wait, because it is now accessible worldwide for FREE! You can watch it now
Read More‘Passing’ | Every Frame Gorgeous, Every Performance Moving
Remember the names of these three women- you’ll be hearing them mentioned a lot as we head into awards season.
Read More‘That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes’ Confusing,Yes. Boring,No.
Sometimes you don’t know that you didn’t like a movie until it has ended- it’s much worse to realize you don’t like a movie before it has ended.
Read More‘The Harder They Fall’ Review | A Certain Best Picture Contender
This all Black Western continues film history’s thread of hyper-violent Cowboy flicks. For many reasons, it is one of 2021’s best movie viewing experiences.
Read More‘Dead & Beautiful’ | Sexy, Stylish Take on the Vamp Genre
A group of rich twenty-somethings who go to elaborate lengths to amuse themselves, may have bitten off more than they can chew.
Read More‘Fairfax’ Animated Series Review | Kids These Days!
It’s sometimes hard to discern whether the series is satirizing its own subjects, or if “IRL” kids like these are the target audience. I think probably both.
Read More‘Four Hours at the Capitol’|Just the Sickening Facts
Oh, have I said anything political so far? If you think I have, it’s because you’re watching one of those aforementioned channels. Watch this instead.
Read MoreReview:’Val’ Captures The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Kilmer
Val is a weird dude. But Val shows us that there’s an important place for weird in his world. Go big or go home.
Read MoreReview: ‘Dopesick’ An Epic Account of the Opioid Crises with Michael Keaton
It is not an insult to say that it plays like a Prime Time drama, and I think it should be viewed as such. It’s not really a binge watch.
Read MoreReview: ‘Fever Dream’ | Famed Novel Now A Cool & Trippy Film
If you like to re-watch movies to see what you missed the first time, Fever Dream will have you hitting repeat when the credits roll.
Read MoreReview: ‘YOU’ Season 3| Desperate Housewives & Mr. Mom
YOU has already been renewed for a 4th season – so no matter what you think of season 3’s final episode, it’s not the last you’ll see of this series.
Read MoreTrue Crime Review: ‘The Phantom’ Pulse-Pounder Exposes Truth
Police quickly found their suspect. It was all so easy. Too easy.
Read MoreReview: ’15 Minutes of Shame’ Examines All Sides of Public Shaming | 4 Stars
Engrossing Doc Looks at All Sides of Public Shaming and Cancel Culture – The good, the Bad and the ugly.
Read MoreMovie Review: ‘American Night’ Makes for a Long Evening
We learn it will be told in three parts, but by the end of the second part, and realizing there’s still a half hour to go, one gives up on it getting better
Read MoreReview: ‘Falling for Figaro’ Harmlessly Hums a Familiar Tune
While I cannot recommend it as a good film, I can say that it will be a good enough film for the right viewer at the right time. Yes, Mom, I am talking to you.
Read More‘The Nowhere Inn’ | St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein Are Screwing With Me-Right?
I don’t use drugs, but as I watched The Nowhere Inn, I kept asking myself, “Am I high?” What’s going on? Is this a midnight movie from 1979?
Read More‘Goliath’ Final Season | Billy Bob’s Farewell 3 ½ out of 4 Stars
He’s taken down more bad guys than a Marvel superhero; all while chain-smoking butts and making bad decisions.
Read MoreReview: ‘Midnight Mass’ More Thoughtful Than Your Average Horror Series
It takes a long time to get where it’s going, but ultimately delivers a thoughtful, deeply felt narrative that has its share of blood and a couple of scares.
Read MoreReview: ‘Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Kids entering college this month weren’t even born before September 11, 2001. This series goes beyond those horrific images that may be their only reference.
Read MoreReview” ‘Death Drop Gorgeous’ | Killer Camp or Comedic Drag?
The good news for Horror fans? There are some great over-the-top, so graphic as to be comical – but inventive, creatively admirable kills.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Sparks Brothers’| Perfect Doc for Music Nerds
I am from the generation who sat on the floor, wearing headphones the size of cinder blocks, reading all the liner notes. Why don’t I remember Sparks?
Read MoreReview: ‘The Madness Inside Me’ | Twisty Thriller
It looks at first like a run-of-the-mill revenge flick, but twisty plot points keep this genre film intriguing, if not always credible.
Read MoreReview: ‘ROADRUNNER: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’
Mixed Emotions: It isn’t 100% the film I wanted it to be, but it is 100% watchable the whole time. And it is moving
Read More‘My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan’ | Powerful and Touching
He says today that he has never had a happy life and, in the same breath, that he is ever hopeful that his country will somehow pull through.
Read MoreReview: ‘When I’m a Moth’|Fictionalized Hillary Tale a Snoozer
These people have balls. Huge balls. They have wrought a film that is one long, steady, navel -gaze. I just checked my own bellybutton, just as a reflex
Read MoreReview: ‘The Colony’ | So-So Sci-Fi | 2 ½ out of 4 Stars
Cool looking and great production values, but never quite gets our full emotional involvement, But I’m not mad at it.
Read MoreReview: Not All The Clouds Are Happy in New Bob Ross Documentary
I was afraid that the film was going to end up revealing that Ross wasn’t the mensch he seemed to be, but, no- he really was a good dude.
Read MoreReview: ‘Homeroom’ Follows High Schoolers in a Tumultuous Year
Those who think that Millennial/Generation Z kids are empty vessels more interested in TikTok than social issues will be surprised
Read MoreMovie Review: “Habit” Tries for Tarantino, Ends Up with Nun
The audience probably is Tik-Tokers, so it’s possible that the short run time and superficial flash will land some fans among a very specific demographic.
Read MoreReview:’In the Same Breath’|Intense, Emotional Wuhan Origins
The story is powerful and infuriating. The storytelling is skillful, artful and humane.
Read MoreReview: ‘Misha and the Wolves’| Riveting Doc Gets to the Truth of the Story
Some stories too good to be true. But, oh, how we want to believe what we want to believe. We are living in a time where that has never been more apparent.
Read More‘Untold’ Episode 1: A Deep Dive into an Ugly Night
I have always maintained that the subject matter of a great doc is not the most important element. Nope, it’s not the story as much as it’s the storytelling.
Read MoreReview:“Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord” A Slick True Crime Doc
Blends elements of True Crime, DIY, and the rise and fall of a businessman who got too cocky – all into one 90 minute feature.
Read MoreReview: ‘Myth and Mogul: John DeLorean’ | Riveting, Cautionary Docuseries
If you remember bits and pieces from the early 80s, you’ll still find new discoveries within the previously unseen footage.
Read MoreReview: ‘Tattoo Redo’ | When a Cover-Up Is a Life-Changer
Yes, it is especially interesting to folks with tattoos, but what makes the show watchable is the viewer’s empathy with the participants.
Read MoreReview: ‘Midnight in the Switchgrass’ | 2 ½ out of 4 Stars
The poster is misleading, but this genre potboiler gives you what you expect
Read MoreHorror Review: ‘Animosity’ | Why Can’t We Be Friends?
We have some decent kindling for a film that never quite catches fire.
Read MoreReview: ‘Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage’ | 3 ½ out of 4 Stars
By the end of the weekend, there had been sexual assualts, fires, and ragey white frat bros gone wild
Read MoreHorror Review: ‘Kandisha’ Goes Easy on the Scares
We’d rather see a movie about these three running into frightening turns while out tagging.
Read MoreReview: ‘Jolt’ | A Butt-Kicking Beckinsale Bashes Bad Guys
Babies will be tossed (unharmed), cars will be crashed, asses will be kicked
Read MoreHorror Review: ‘The Nest’ | 1 out of 4 Stars
I don’t drink, but as I struggled through the purported horror flick, The Nest, I kept thinking that it might be the perfect movie to watch drunk.
Read More‘Fear Street’ Trilogy Review: Are You the Target Audience?
I think it is for those who already know what they’re looking for. “Outsiders” who don’t know the Stine stories or like mild slasher flicks may take a pass.
Read MoreReview: ‘Die in a Gunfight’ | Bullets and Some Smiles
A mixed bag from me. 2 out of 4 Stars. It could’ve been a lot worse, I wish it’d been a lot better.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Boys in Red Hats’ | What is the Whole Truth?
Schroder has made a thoughtful, fair, and more complete look at the video and that day and the days after.
Read MoreReview: ‘Pig’ | Return to Nuanced Acting by Nicolas Cage in A Wonderful Film
Have the days of the overwrought, frenzied, bark at the moon performances by Nicolas Cage come to an end?
Read MoreReview:’Elize Matsunaga:Once Upon A Crime’ A Rare Miss from Netflix
What would have made for an engrossing 90 minute feature, has been stretched thin into a four-part series that treads the same ground over and over again
Read MoreTrue Crime Review: ‘Heist’ Makes You Root for the Crooks
Ever find yourself kinda rooting for the bad guy in a story? You know he’s done something wrong and you know the cops are just doing their jobs, but…still.
Read MoreReview: Luxe Listings Sydney| Real Estate Reality Down Under
if you think of this as a modern day Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, then you’ll like it as escapism and breezily daydream your way through the series.
Read MoreReview: ‘Son’ | Is it Horror or a Thriller?
If the female lead is imagining everything, it’s a psychological thriller. If she’s not, it’s more of a mild horror thriller. Either way…blood
Read MoreTrue Crime Review: ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork’ Fascinates and Frustrates
The series is populated with cops and journalists and local citizens who recount that period with clarity and charming accents.
Read MoreMovie Review: ‘Unchained’ | Lock it Up, Lock it Up…
The only fight scenes are poorly choreographed to hide the lack of experience of the actors.You have seen better fight sequences in SNL sketches any given week.
Read MoreDocumentary Review: ‘The Legend of the Underground’
There are heartbreaking tales but there are also many scenes of levity: dancing, gossiping, even a “catwalk class” that will bring a broad smile to the viewer.
Read MoreReview: ‘Boss Baby: Family Business’ 2 ½ Stars
It’s never gonna not be cool to hear Jeff Goldblum’s voice coming out of an animated baby’s mouth. Is it worth sitting through a chaotic, loud, relentless movie
Read MoreReview: ‘Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over’ Plumbs Pioneer’s Past
Get ready to have your face melted off by her brutal honesty and larger-than-life persona.
Read MoreDisney’s ‘Luca’ | Change Your Pixar Expectations and You’ll Delight In It
And I say: “So what?” PIxar is under no obligation to follow a formula, other than to tell a good story with heart, if no panache. ‘Luca’ has heart
Read MoreReview: ‘Angel’ Pairs Star-Crossed Lovers In Exotic Locale
A film that gets great mileage from its atmosphere and understated performances, even if its artsy flourishes keep it from appealing to wider audiences
Read MoreReview: ‘Werewolves Within’ | You’ll Howl with Laughter
Forget the title, this is about a pack of hilarious eccentrics and their clumsy quest to solve murders.
Read MoreReview: ‘Caveat’ Brings the Creepy | 3 Stars
Sometimes yelling at the screen from your armchair means the characters are doing something stupid. Not always.
Read More‘LFG’ Thrills and Infuriates With Behind the Scenes Story of Women’s Soccer Team
This is a story of women getting cheated by their bosses and deciding to go after the bastards, at risk to their own careers.
Read MoreReview: ‘An Unquiet Grave’ Moves From Horror Filmfests to Streaming
A simple story told in a simple way, An Unquiet Grave is a clunky title for a rather elegant, if occasionally slow, supernatural thriller.
Read More‘Take Back’: Kick-A** Woman vs Rubbery-Faced Mickey Rourke
Hollywood has done something rare and welcome: An African-American female over the age of 40 is the lead in an action film!
Read MoreGeorge A. Romero’s ‘The Amusement Park’ | Horror or History?
Almost predictably, Romero delivered an unacceptable product to the Lutheran Society and the film went unseen. It was “too disturbing,” they said. Too weird.
Read MoreReview: Animated ‘Wish Dragon’ Delights and Surprises.
Despite blatant borrowing from other films, Wish Dragon emerges with its own identity – it’s delightful.
Read More‘Loki’ | Series is Sharp, Funny, Even If You’re Not A Comic Nerd
Rewards full-fledged comic nerds without punishing the casual viewer who either didn’t see or doesn’t remember Avengers: Endgame (meekly raises hand).
Read MoreTrue Crime Doc Review: ‘Nail Bomber: Manhunt’ | 3 Stars
I recommend watching the film with as little advance knowledge as possible. Why? Because the doc plays as a murder mystery.
Read MoreHorror Review: ‘Digging to Death’ | How Deep Is It?
Would’ve been an amazing 30 minute episode of an anthology series.
Read MoreReview: ‘Super Frenchie’| A Death Defying, Breathtaking Doc
These are the guys you knew in high school who would jump off of bridges and ride on the tops of cars down the highway. Only with incredible film footage.
Read More‘Cruella’ is Spot On! Spoiler-Free Review
This feels like the movie that will bring us back after our long time away from the cinema. For that reason, alone, I feel very affectionately toward Cruella.
Read MoreHorror Review: ‘100 Candles’ | Is it a Blow Out?
You like scary movies, but not too scary?
Read MoreReview: ‘The Dark Hobby’ | Are the Fish in Your Aquarium Victims of Animal Cruelty?
might just make you think twice before buying your next fish, or even getting an aquarium in the first place.
Read MoreReview: ‘Solos’ Engages Your Heart and Imagination for Seven Great Episodes
If you want to get into something bite-sized that you can either binge or watch when you don’t feel like getting into a long haul, Solos is a great choice
Read MoreTV Review ‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’
through its sheer length, eight episodes worth, it also offers a deeper dive than what you may have seen before.
Read MoreFilm Review: ‘Enfant Terrible’ Gives Art House Fans the Story of a Genius
There is no question that cinephiles and those more familiar with Fassbinder’s work than I, will find a lot to attract them.
Read More‘The Crime of the Century’ | Infuriating, Fist-Shaking Facts About Big Pharma
Gibney has taken on Scientology, Silicon Valley and Wikileaks. Taking on Big Pharma ends up being another behemoth he goes after with fury and facts.
Read MoreReview: Knots: A Forced Marriage Story Shocks and Surprises
I had no idea that 46 states in America still allow some form of child marriage and that forced marriages are as common as they are.
Read More‘Undergods’ Review: You’ve Never Seen This Movie Before.
Where are we? When is this? What will happen next? The fact that those questions roll around in your head is one of the reasons to recommend Undergods.
Read More‘The Sons of Sam’ Docuseries Makes Case For Multiple Killers
I am so hooked on True Crime docs that it’s basically the main thing I use my streaming services for. The genre has just gotten so damn good.
Read MoreReview: ‘Tu Me Manques’ Offers Fresh Take In LGBTQ-Themed Film
Having this cast and setting gives it a fresh context and makes it a watchable experience for anyone.
Read More’22 vs Earth’ | A Short, Cute Companion to Disney’s ‘Soul’.
This 6 minute short is set before the events of “SOUL” and brings back Tina Fey
Read MoreReview: ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ Gives Art Film Lovers Something Old, Something New
The less you know about the 1929 book, the more you’ll enjoy this new reimagining, with an African illegal immigrant as the lead character.
Read More‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Hilarity with an Edge And A Heart
What is fresh and different is the degree of irreverence, the striking artwork, the snappy dialogue.
Read MoreHorror Film Review: ‘Separation’ | 2 ½ out of 4 Stars |
The whodunnit piece comes a bit too late in the slow build up to it, but I liked that bit of the story, as I am not usually a supernatural fan
Read More‘Lucy the Human Chimp’ Evokes Smiles, Tears | 3 ½ Stars
I still don’t think I’m a nature doc fan – I’m a great storytelling fan, and here we are.
Read MoreReview: The Secrets of the Whales | It’s A Lot of Fin
proves that a viewer can still say “wow” and “oh, my God!” while witnessing wondrous images, even on a screen as small as an iPhone
Read MoreReview: ‘Vanquish’ | Looks Like Miami Vice, Feels Like A DVD
Here, I should probably stop and say that Vanquish is not a great film.
Read MoreReview: ‘Our Towns’ Shows A Divided Country at Its Best
You could argue that their cinematography is so breathtaking, so complete, that you could have made this doc without narration or a host.
Read MoreReview: Excellent ‘Brewmance’ Not Just for Beer Bros
I will almost certainly never taste the beers mentioned in the story, but I feel like I have a stake in the brewers
Read MoreReview: Unflinching ‘Slalom’ Dramatizes Assault in the World of Skiing
shockingly sudden and predestined by all the other physically intimate stepping stones that have preceded it.
Read More‘Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute’ Makes Your Ears Feel So Good.
this concert film is the kind of thing you can listen to without necessarily watching it. You can also enjoy it more than once.
Read More‘This is a Robbery’ | Crime Docuseries Digs Deep Into Mystery
The series becomes more than a whodunnit, it also serves as a “where are they now?” mystery.
Read MoreReview: ‘Worn Stories’ Weaves Tales and Spins Yarns That Are Fascinating
clothing is just a clever device to get us through the door and into the lives of a fascinating array of people.
Read MoreGroomed: The Movie | Important and Enlightening
For Gwen, a bit of undercover work is done, as she hires a detective to track down her abuser
Read MoreAfter the Death of Albert Lima – Riveting True Crime Doc That Also Makes You Snicker
Lima’s murder was solved rather quickly. The problem was getting the killer convicted and put in prison.
Read MoreOscar Nominees: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Wins This One. Bet On It
If you are a betting person who plays the office Oscar pool, the surest bet of the night is that the late Chadwick Boseman will win
Read MoreThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 2: A Rockstar and the Villain Get Into the Mix.
there’s also something kind of “I know I’m a Rockstar” vibe to him. Oh, and make no mistake, he is a rockstar.
Read MoreReview: ‘My Beautiful Stutter’ Says Important Things Beautifully
moving triumphs and stories that are heartbreaking, but an undercurrent of hope runs throughout
Read MoreTom Petty: New Film, New Music Coming and New Signature Gibson Guitar
doesn’t include anything that wasn’t from that period in 94 when Petty felt he was making the best album of his career.
Read MoreReview: Allen v Farrow Docuseries | Who Do You Believe?
you can’t, as a viewer, feel anything but pity or anger or sadness for most of it.
Read MoreThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Worth The Wait
After Covid delays and production shutdowns, this series comes to Disney+ looking like a million bucks, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was worth the wait. You expect the first episode of a 6-part series to have a lot of exposition, and of course, there’s some setting up to do,…
Read MoreReview: ‘Tina’ New Footage Revives Old Story
After the autobiography I, Tina and then the 1993 Oscar nominated film What’s Love Got to Do with It and,most recently, the Broadway Musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, is there anything left unsaid about Tina Turner’s life at this point? Not much, as it turns out, and yet the…
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