The best theme parks are truly magical places. They are these locales of wonder and excitement where anything and everything can happen. They are scary and fun and enchanting and eye-opening. They are places to wander by yourself and to… Read More ›
A description of Idris Elba’s first directorial effort, “Yardie,” would make the movie sound as though it is something with real weight to it. It isn’t. It is a movie which meanders, never quite at ease with where it is… Read More ›
However it may play on the small screen, or even smaller big screens, in IMAX, “Apollo 11” is a powerful piece of filmmaking. The documentary, as its name implies, focuses on the Apollo 11 trip to the moon in July… Read More ›
There are moments in the new film, “Greta,” that are entrancingly artful. The opening credits play over the wonderful “Where are You,” and as they roll, the audience watches a young woman pick up a purse that has been left… Read More ›
It is often said that the best movies stand the test of time. I don’t know if I would qualify “The Ox-Bow Incident” as one of the best movies ever made, but I do know that it can still… Read More ›
Somehow, probably because it’s a busy time of year, I didn’t get to see “Instant Family” when it came out in late 2018. Boy did I miss out, and, if you didn’t see it, you did too. This is a… Read More ›
Up this week on the podcast we have an interview with Mandie Fletcher, whose latest effort, “Patrick,” is currently in theaters and on demand. Fletcher has directed such television shows as “Black-Adder II,” “Black Adder the Third,” “Only Fools and… Read More ›
I was not the most revered graduate in my class. Sure, I ran the student group my second year in school and I proved myself well enough all around, but there was something in my approach, I fear, which wasn’t… Read More ›
Released in 2017, “Happy Death Day” offers up a wonderfully funny “Groundhog Day”-esque take on a serial killer story. An insufferable college student, Tree (Jessica Rothe), is forced to relive a day over and over again as a killer in… Read More ›
Sometimes in life you are forced to make a choice — you can either have option A or option B, but not both. Sometimes, each option is incompatible with the other. Try to get both, and what you end up… Read More ›
In the film “Nobody’s Fool,” the Tyler Perry one, not the Paul Newman one, a character played by Tika Sumpter has a list for what she wants in a man. It’s a physical thing, and I find that perplexing. Do… Read More ›
