Review: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
She was there at the very beginning of the film industry. She directed hundreds of popular films and built her own studio that rivaled all the others of the day.…
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Brittany Runs a Marathon starts off strong and finishes with a flourish of feels. But the “inspirational comedy” – inspired by true events - veers off course a few times…
Review: Ready or Not
I wasn’t exactly ready for Ready or Not. Horror movies are not my thing. But with IT Chapter Two waiting in the wings, I thought it best to ease into…
Quickie Review: Angel Has Fallen
This one's easy: If you saw and liked Olympus Has Fallen and/or London Has Fallen, then there’s absolutely no harm in catching Angel Has Fallen. For the trifecta! The characters,…
Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Most movies with Down syndrome characters treat them with kid gloves, painting them as lovable but limited people. But in The Peanut Butter Falcon Zak (Zack Gottsagen) is anything but…
Review: Cold Case Hammarskjold
In this thoroughly odd documentary, Danish filmmaker Mads Brügger heads to Zambia after hearing conspiracy theories and tall tales about how UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was murdered in 1961. In…
Review: Good Boys
Good Boys. From the creative minds behind Superbad, Pineapple Express, Neighbors and Sausage Party... Need I say more? Actually, I do. ‘Cause this movie isn’t nearly as outrageous, raucous and…
Review: Blinded by the Light
I’m a devoted Springsteen fan. I’ve seen him in concert several times, recently spent a boatload of cash to see him on Broadway – twice – and easily recall popping…
Review: Piranhas
In this adaptation of Roberto Saviano's (Gomorrah) coming of age novel a group of fifteen-year-old boys in Naples transform themselves from one of the city's many adolescent street gangs into…
Quickie Review: The Kitchen
The Kitchen. Just stay out of it. As much as I’d like to support a film helmed by a woman (Andrea Berloff in her directorial debut) and led by a…
Review: Tel Aviv on Fire
You might not think that there's much humor to be found in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But Palestinian director Sameh Zoabi has crafted a very amiable farce that spans the borders…
Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain is based on a book that’s apparently reduced plenty of readers to a puddle of mush since its publication in 2008. The film…
Quickie Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Some films – like Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood - require a great deal of thought and dissection and debate. They are the full-course meal that swirls around the…