Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
I was having one of those days... the kind that sorta deserves to be capped off with a screening of a film called Venom: Let There Be Carnage. So off…
Review: The Guilty
This American remake of a Danish thriller of the same name stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a cop who's been put on desk duty awaiting a trial that could have serious…
Cinema Clash Podcast: Dear Evan Hansen; I’m Your Man; The Eyes of Tammy Faye; The Guilty and more!
Since I'm seeing more films than I have time to formally review in writing, I'm sharing out the latest edition of the Cinema Clash podcast featuring yours truly - and…
Broadway Movie Roundup: Dear Evan Hansen; Everybody’s Talking About Jamie; Come From Away; On Broadway
Broadway is back in business, but you don't have to brave a trip to NYC to get your musical fix. Broadway is coming to a movie theater-- or streaming service--…
Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
If Oscar History is any judge, it doesn’t matter that The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a pretty dull film. Jessica Chastain is brilliant in it. And I suspect she…
Review: Wife of a Spy
This stylish thriller from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is set in Japan in 1940 shortly before they entered World War II. It opens with beautiful young couple making an amateur movie…
Review: Azor
This claustrophobic drama is set in Argentina in the late 1970s, just after a military junta has taken over the country and the moneyed elite are trying to pretend that…
2fer review: The Salvator Mundi docs
Back in June I saw The Lost Leonardo at AFIDOCS and described it as a great art thriller documentary. I remember when the Salvator Mundi (Savior of the world) painting…
Review: Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
If you saw the excellent One Night in Miami earlier this year, you're aware that Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali were close friends. And if you're like me, you wanted…
Quickie Review: Zone 414
I like a good sci-fi flick. And the blurb for this one sounded intriguing: "Set in the near future, private detective David Carmichael is hired by Marlon Veidt, an eccentric…
Review: Yakuza Princess
Set in São Paulo, Brazil, home to the largest Japanese diaspora in the world, Yakuza Princess is an action packed martial arts thriller and story of self-discovery. A young Japanese…
Review: Cinderella
This latest take on the fairytale classic is actually quite entertaining and refreshingly different while still retaining a comfortable air of familiarity. Just don't expect to hear the enduring, trademark…