The Substance
Women age, but rarely gracefully in the eyes of our celebrity obsessed public. A wrinkle here, a gray hair there, and we're relegated to the dustbin in favor of the…
Green Border (Zielona granica)
Agnieszka Holland is one of Poland's most distinguished directors with multiple Oscar nominations. Her most famous film is probably Europa Europa, set in WWII-era Poland. In it the protagonist is…
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
I haven't seen many (any?) films from Thailand, but this one has apparently been a "runaway hit" in East Asia, so I thought I'd give it a go. The tale…
The Falling Star (L’étoile filante)
This droll French comedy caper is from Abel & Gordon, the writing/directing/acting duo behind one of my favorite films from a few years back, Lost In Paris. It begins with…
My Penguin Friend — A Family Friendly Flick
My Penguin Friend is a sweet human/animal friendship story, perfect for the whole family. Based on a real events, it stars Jean Reno (Da Five Bloods, Léon: The Professional) as…
The Instigators
You cast a couple of very bankable star leads and a strong contingent of other big name actors in cameos, and you start with a pretty good premise. And then,…
Deadpool & Wolverine
This one's easy. Have you seen Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Wolverine, Logan and various other X-Men flicks, the Avengers movies, "Loki" (on Disney+), etc.? Did you know that studio buyouts made…
Tuesday
I am a big fan of movies that take creative risks, especially when they actually work! Tuesday is one of those films. It is a small film, a very courageous…
Fancy Dance
At the same time Lily Gladstone was working on Killers of the Flower Moon, in her off time she was commuting to the Seneca-Cayuga reservation nearby, shooting Fancy Dance, a…
Longlegs
I am not a horror film aficionado by any stretch. It isn't that I don't enjoy a good scare, but I've found most of the films in the genre that…
The Listener
Tessa Thompson (Creed, Sorry to Bother You) stars in this quietly powerful drama as Beth, a crisis helpline volunteer who answers calls from people in various states of distress. She…
Problemista
This utterly delightful comedy is written and directed by and stars former SNL writer Julio Torres as Alejandro, a Salvadoran immigrant with big dreams of becoming a toy designer. His…
Io Capitano
16-year-olds Seydou and Moussa live in Senegal. They are cousins and best friends who write songs and dream of being big stars in Europe. Unknown to their families they are…
Perfect Days
The IMDB description of Perfect Days reads: "A janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music." Not exactly an exciting premise for a film, but that is mostly…
Golden Years
In this Swiss comedy, Alice (Esther Gemsch) and Peter (Stefan Kurt) are moving into the next phase of their lives together with Peter's retirement. As a retirement gift, their kids…