The Petty folks are putting out vintage posters and apparel in, they say, response to requests from fans.
Read More‘We Are the Thousand’ | How They Got Foo Fighters to Play Their Town
Remember that video of hundreds of musicians in an open field, playing in sync to get the attention of Foo Fighters? Here’s the story.
Read More‘This Is Going to Hurt’| Medical Drama Perfect Summer Series
Snappy, snarky, gleefully profane and quite funny at times. One of the best medical dramas to come along in years
Read MoreQuestion: Why Y’all So Mad at the ‘Ozark’ Series Finale?
I thought the series finale of Ozark was just about perfect. Others have set their hair on fire out of angst and torment by the way it ended.
Read More‘Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes’ | Never Before Heard Archives
Reveals a lot fo facts I didn’t know previously. Rightly focuses a lot on the good guys who took him down, and remembers the victims.
Read More‘Machination’ Movie Review | Pandemic or Paranoia?
if this were a half-hour episode of an anthology series, say Twilight Zone – it would have been a worthwhile view.
Read More‘Hold Your Fire’ | Arresting Doc More Relevant Than Ever
tension mounts, the path seemingly uncertain, and the kinds of colorful characters that could only come from the streets of Brooklyn:
Read More‘Night Sky’ | Amazing Actors in Unsatisfying Story
Is this all meant to be one hell of a set-up for a second season? Or is it 8 episodes of LOST from 2007?
Read More‘Foxhole’ Review | Tight, Intense, and Provocative
It’s all about subtle facial expressions, not so subtle conversations and scared young men, wrestling with their mortality.
Read More‘Castro’s Spies’ | Intriguing Doc Reveals Things You Didn’t Know
“We are all villains in someone else’s story,” These guys were ours, but they were elite heroes in their country.
Read More‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ | Worthy 2-Part Docuseries
by the end of it all, I was quite moved. And I couldn’t think of a single point of disagreement between that old man and, well, this old man.
Read More‘A.K. Tolstoy’s A Taste of Blood’ | Red Scare?
Come to think of it – there’s also some zombie stuff going on in the sense that you can’t be exactly sure who “has it” and who doesn’t. Not until it’s too late
Read More‘Happening’ | Unflinching Film at the Right Time
As tough as parts of it are to watch – the film keeps our rapt attention with a compelling character and an honest story.
Read More‘Suzi Q’ Review | Why Didn’t Suzi Quatro Make it Big in the US?
If you were a young teen during the Happy Days phenomenon, you only knew her as Leather Tuscadero. But the rest of the world was paying attention.
Read More‘The Twin’ Review | Doubly Creepy Twists
Some of the twists you’ll see coming from a mile away, but all credit is due to the film for final act reveals that you didn’t .
Read More‘Pompo the Cinephile’ Review | Anime Goes Hollywood
If it weren’t for Speed Racer and Sailor Moon Re-runs, I wouldn’t know squat about Anime – but this one is accessible and interesting.
Read More‘Children of Sin’ Review | ‘Misery’ Gets Company
The film is meant to be scary fun, and it is, but there’s also some relevant messaging going on here . Evil perpetrated in the name of righteousness
Read More‘Firebird’ Review | True Story of Forbidden Love in Cold War Russia
Handsomely crafted and well produced, aims to interest LGBTQ+ audiences, but the best bits will engage everyone and the weak bits not redeemed by designation.
Read More‘Stu’s Show’ | Lucky Fan’s Friendship with Lucille Ball
He was something of a Fan Boy who started by giving out tickets to TV show tapings to becoming friends with idol Lucille Ball, and other legends
Read MoreHow to See the Global Release of ‘George Michael Freedom Uncut’
Here is the official trailer and link to tickets for the June 22nd theatrical release.
Read MoreHow to Get Tom Petty Box Set on Clear Vinyl
There is every reason to believe that a second pressing is coming. You can even get on the wait list here.
Read More‘Memory’ Review | Liam Neeson Officially Out of Rut
Like Willis, Liam has been in a string of films not worthy of his talent. This one is in a different class, and it fits our Senior action star like a glove.
Read More‘My Little One’ Review | Cool Little Story in the Hot Desert
You know if this is your kind of movie or not. It’s a flick that peels away its layers one by one – keeping you interested without a glut of exposition.
Read More‘Dear Mr. Brody’ Review | Twisty Doc Has Many Reveals
They called him the “hippie millionaire” because it was surely the most apt description of a 21-year-old in1970 who had long hair…and millions to give away.
Read More‘Charlotte’ Review | Tragic True Story with Keira Knightly
The slow bits and heavily stylized animation are countered by a moving true story that stays with you.
Read More‘The Institute’ | Sexy Horror Thriller 2 ½ out of 4 Stars
The more low budget films I review, the more I look for what they were able to do without much money.
Read More‘One Perfect Shot’ Review | A Film Nerd’s Paradise
These short, binge-able episodes are cool one-on-ones with top directors , who pull back the curtain.
Read More‘Torch’ a Revealing Look at Blues Legend Buddy Guy
He’s been described as the last man standing among the Blues legends of the past century. He is living music history.
Read MoreMike Campbell Keeps Tom Petty Vibe Alive | New Music & Tour
Mike Campbell was arguably the most important musician in Tom Petty’s entire life. You can hear traces of Petty’s voice and echoes of Heartbreakers
Read More‘Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives’ | True Crime Series Review
It seems like this is the year of ‘I Can’t Believe She Fell For That’ docs, but this is a really good one.
Read More‘A Peloton of One’ Review | Pedaling for a Powerful Message
You may think you’ve seen all you can take of this topic – it isn’t easy. But you will learn shocking information that you can personally do something about.
Read More‘Piece of My Heart’ Series Review | Captivating Crime Drama
It’s cool to see two female leads in a drama set in far away Finland.
Read More‘Heckle’ Review | Steve Guttenberg Should Call the Police (Academy)
Hold on – Steve Guttenberg in a low-low budget Horror flick? Hell, yes. I’m in! Why not, right? But, it’s a Bruce Willis-like casting fake out.
Read More‘The Dropout’ Series Review | Intense Story Reveals More Secrets
I didn’t think there was anything new to know about the Silicon Valley phenom turned convicted fraudster. I was so wrong.
Read MoreWatch the 1947 Version of ‘Nightmare Alley’ Here for Free
Here you can watch the 1947 film for free with great audio and video quality. Which version is better?
Read More‘Gasoline Alley’ Review | Neo-Noir gets 2 out of 4 Stars
yet another flick in which Bruce Willis spent more time at the photo shoot for the movie poster than for his actual part in the film.
Read More‘Downfall: The Case Against Boeing’ | Enraging Exposé
This documentary made me angry. But it didn’t ground me. I have since flown Lion Air 737s out of Jakarta
Read MoreWe Tested Streaming Services for Indies, International & Docs
The Pandemic Turned Us Into Sofa Cinephiles. These Boutique Streamers Are Right On Time
Read More‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ | Ignore the Haters
It’s a great example of what it is, even if it’s not a good model of what it isn’t trying to be – the 1974 original
Read More‘CODA’ Oscar Nominee Returning with FREE Tickets
Apple Original Films is Re-Releasing ‘CODA’ in Theaters with Free Tickets, while supplies last. It’s a lovely movie.
Read More‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 4 | I Hate This Review
Are we still interested? I am. I was. But as season 4 kicks off where we left off, everything’s a bummer.
Read More‘HELP’ Review | Promising Thriller in Need of Aid
Stylish and populated by a cast of beautiful actors, this would-be Thriller comes out of the box strong and intriguing before falling apart in the last act
Read More‘Blues on Beale’ Review | This Film Makes Your Ears Happy
In ‘Blues on Beale,’ you’ll see and hear enough to lift you ten feet off the ground, if you’re a fan – and just enough to draw you in if you’re not.
Read More“Blacklight” Movie Review | A Liam Neeson Comfort Food Flick
If there is a cinematic version of comfort food, Liam Neeson is surely the Chef-not a criticism.
Read MoreThe Envelope, Please. Here are the Oscar Nominations, Snubs and Surprises
For anyone who thought that 2021 wouldn’t yield many great movies because of the pandemic and all, these Academy Award nominations will quickly school them. It was actually a great year – many, many top notch films did NOT get nominated today. Hey, there are only a few slots available,…
Read More‘Worst to First: the True Story of Z100 New York’ | the Underdogs Win!
We all love Rocky stories, David and Goliath, Shaggy dog, etc. This doc is one of those.
Read More‘Bite Me’| Horror/Comedy is Kinda Neither, Maybe That’s Not Bad
Whatever its faults may be, the one thing I was worried about was that it would be wacky. It’s not, thank goodness
Read More‘Exorcist Vengeance’ Horror Review-Speak of the Bloody Devil
Are you up for watching a Charles Bronson Look-Alike, a veteran of-B Movies, kicking some evil butt? Hell, yes!
Read More‘The Long Night’ Horror Review | Don’t Cross These Cultists
It’s not just a home invasion flick, it turns out there’s a point. The reveal will let us know why the character is fulfilling an ancient prophecy.
Read More‘The Other Me’ Review | Weird in a David Lynch Way
I can’t honestly say I always knew what the hell was going on in this movie. But I always wanted to know, and that means that something was going right.
Read MoreTom Petty Estate Releases Colored Vinyl for Valentines
If his surviving family and the surviving members of The Heartbreakers can benefit from this, I’m all for it.
Read More‘Reacher’ Review: Binge-Worthy Series Mixes Mystery, Action
A wholesome hero kicks more butt than Bruce Lee, and kills more bad guys than The Punisher. The action is worth the watch.
Read MoreHer Name Isn’t ‘Melody’ By Accident | A Family in Harmony
I love to spotlight people who are making music in their home studios and getting it out to the world. Listen to this song!
Read More‘In From the Cold’ Series Review | A Thrilling, Fun Binge
In episode 1, some things happened that made me think I wouldn’t be down for the series. Turns out to be a really fun, exciting watch for the whole season.
Read More‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster’: Scary Good
Not just for Classic Horror fans, the film serves as a great Hollywood behind the scenes pic, too.
Read More‘Confession’ Review: Twisty Thriller Starts Off Super Strong
Twisty thriller has a killer first act and many unforeseen reveals, but gets too talky and slows down its pace before all is done.
Read MoreWill This “Grown-Up” Animated Film Take the Oscar? ‘FLEE’ Might Win!
It only missed my Top Ten of the Year because the competition was so fierce.
Read MoreNew Music That Makes Your Ears Happy From Paul Andrews
You’d guess him to be a bass vocalist. But, no. When he sings, a surprisingly sweet, sometimes soothing, sometimes soaring, voice makes your ears happy.
Read More‘Ozark’ Ratchets Up the Stakes and Tension for Final Season
These people are so normal and relatable, except for all the lying, cheating, stealing, and killing. But we root for them. Now more than ever.
Read More‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ Horror Review | 3 out of 4 Stars
I like when movies start in the present and then flash back to reveal how we got here. It tends to amp up one’s curiosity.
Read More‘Riverdance: The Animated Adventure’ Review | Step Away From It
The color palette is attractive and the music is the official stuff, but the trip is too trippy, the dance sequences too frequent.
Read MoreThe Tragedy of Macbeth Review | Not Bored by the Bard
It took this Texas Rube a Minute to Embrace Shakespeare Back in the Day. Give it a Try, You’ll Love it!
Read MoreThriller Review: ‘Old Strangers’ | Old Plot, New Context
It’s an all too familiar framework, but the film might be the most current thriller out there, with it’s Covid pandemic era setting.
Read More‘Cyrano’ Review | This Adaptation ‘Nose” What It’s Doing
A new take on an oft adapted story. Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett will break your heart.
Read More‘For the Sake of Vicious’ Horror/Thriller Review | Good Gore!
Yet another Home Invasion set up, but this one features a strong female lead and an orgy of graphic violence, which is good news for some of us.
Read More‘See For Me’ Review | Home Invasion Thriller with New Twists
The Home Invasion genre is well-worn at this point – and using main characters with disabilities is overly familiar. But this one brings new twists
Read More‘The Murders at Starved Rock’ |True Crime Docuseries Review
It looks like another “false confession” doc, but it ends up being about much more and examines the very nature of truth and memory.
Read MoreThe Best (and the rest) Animated Films of 2021
The big animation studios were keen to finally “get out there” after the long Covid pause.
Read MoreThe Best Films of 2021 | Big Movies, Small Screens
A year of big movies on small screens and small movies that finally got theatrical releases. Here are my Top Ten films of 2021.
Read More‘The Rise and fall of LulaRoe’ Review | Material Witnesses
Maybe this doc doesn’t have serial killers, but it is as True Crime as you can get.
Read MoreThe Best Documentaries of 2021 | Music, Crime, Sports & More.
This was maybe the best year ever for docs. This is the Golden Age. People are getting better at making them and streaming platforms have given them new life.
Read More‘The King’s Man’ Review | Prequel Loses Some Charm and Fun
This new origin story has some fun, but not the naughty joie de vivre of the other installments. Not as much, anyway.
Read MoreDon’t Miss Current Indies!|FLEE -French Dispatch -The Novice
Most of them are not popcorn pics. They are more thoughtful, more artful, and often go unseen by large audiences. Let’s help change that!
Read More‘Red Rocket’ Review | Losers’ Lives Are Cinematic, Too
It will be a shame if more moviegoers don’t see this film just because it’s “Indie” or “Art House,” because it’s excellent.
Read More‘Nightmare Alley’ | 4 out of 4 Stars | My Favorite of 2021
It will not be everyone’s favorite, but it is mine for all of the reasons here, and many more which I cannot mention.
Read More‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Doc | Facts Behind the Fever
Now with age and what little wisdom that imparted, I can see the musical artistry within Disco. This doc makes a solid case for that revelation.
Read More‘Don’t Look Up’ Review | It’s Not the End of the World
Yeah, there are some laughs, I recommend viewing the trailer below to get a feel for the brand of humor. The performances are played straight, as they should be.
Read More‘West Side Story’ Review | Spielberg Elevates a Classic
It starts with the songs and the singers who voice them. Everything else is icing. In Broadway’s history, these songs, as a group, are the best.
Read More‘Licorice Pizza’ Review | 3 ½ out of 4 Stars
It’s nostalgic and sunny and light on its feet, even when it veers into the fraught areas that come with being a teenager. I liked it a lot.
Read More‘Benedetta’ Review | The Naked Truth?
It’s set in 1625, but Benedetta feels very much like a 1970s film: it’s political, anti-establishment, and thoughtful and, oh yeah, there’s plentiful nudity.
Read More‘The Power of the Dog’ with Benedict Cumberbatch | 3 ½ out of 4 Stars
It gets such good press because we see 100-300 films a year, most of them identical. When something with a unique vibe arrives? It’s why we do this.
Read More‘Red Pill’ Horror Review | Tough to Swallow
“weaponization of whiteness” is, indeed, a very real form of terror, her realization of the concept onscreen doesn’t quite get there.
Read More‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ | The Maestro’s Swan Song?
The new recording studio footage shows the normally shuffling, mumbling genius in his element and in command.
Read More‘The Unforgivable’ with Sandra Bullock, Forgettable|2 Stars
Hard to believe two Oscar-winners and an amazing cast could all be so underutilized, but it happens. You just have to forgive and move on.
Read More‘Listening to Kenny G’ Doc |Even the Haters Will Smile
75 million records sold is its own brand of protective underwear. Michael Bolton and Nickelback have pairs just like it.
Read More‘House of Gucci’ Review | Lady and the Camp
Gaga pulls faces reminiscent of Liza Minnelli, Leto enters the Camp Performance Hall of Fame. Driver looks embarrassed. Thankfully Pacino doesn’t give AF
Read More‘Belfast’ Film Review | Sweet Story Finds Light in the Darkness
“Nice” has become an ironic term of derision where art it concerned, but it’s the feeling I had while watching Branagh’s easy balance of light and darkness.
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‘Bitchin’:The Sound and Fury of Rick James’Dives Super Deep
Forget the cartoon Chapelle Show Rick James persona- he was a serious man, with serious talent and insight, which this doc skillfully lays out
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 MoreReview: “Old Henry” Reveals Its Secrets in a Satisfying Way
For a quiet art house Western, the tension ratchets up heading into the final act, and it sticks the lyrical landing.
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