The goals of a film are an essential part in determining whether it is a success. Not every movie sets out to win an Oscar. Not every movie sets out to make an audience understand a deep-seated societal ill. Some… Read More ›
Month: June 2018
Movie Review: “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”
It is possible that in my preparation for reviewing “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” I made a mistake. That is, it ought not have been an error, but it certainly hampered my enjoyment of the sequel to the 2015 version… Read More ›
Getting Peevish Towards “Acrimony”
Tyler Perry’s “Acrimony” has now hit Blu-ray shelves nationwide, and the big question may not be whether you should buy it (you shouldn’t), but whether you should remake the movie once you decide you don’t (again, you shouldn’t). In this… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
The original “Jurassic Park” features a series of discussions weighing the benefits and problems of having created dinosaurs in our present world. It clearly comes down against the scientific act, but it at least goes in for a discussion of… Read More ›
“The Death of Stalin” and the 21st Century
Armano Iannucci’s “The Death of Stalin” is now out on home video, and it’s a film well worth one’s time. Not only is it an exceptionally dark, terribly funny, film about the events surrounding Stalin’s death in 1950s’ Russia, it… Read More ›
“Sherlock Gnomes” Helps Discover the Way Forward
Let me tell you a story. It involves garden gnomes. So. Many. Garden gnomes. Now, let me tell you a different story. Yes, it also has garden gnomes. So. Many. Garden gnomes. How many stories could there be involving garden… Read More ›
Notes from a Writer: “Hereditary” and Cheap Thrills
It takes a lot to psych me up to go see a horror film. There has to be something in it more than chills, whether that’s a paycheck or the recommendation of a trusted friend or a major cultural impact…. Read More ›
“Coming to America” & “Trading Places” – Comedy Classics and Mistakes?
I don’t want to say that the 1980s were a better decade for comedies than all other decades, but it is undeniably true that the ’80s featured some truly memorable, wonderful, comedies. This year, “Trading Places” is celebrating its 35th… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Ocean’s 8”
The new “Ocean’s 8,” which features a female-centric cast, is most definitely a part of the same universe as the three films directed by Steven Soderbergh. We know this because Sandra Bullock’s Debbie Ocean acknowledges that George Clooney’s Danny Ocean was… Read More ›
Changing History: “Terminator: Genisys” & “Forrest Gump”
In this special, extra edition of “Lass is More,” we look at “Terminator: Genisys” and “Forrest Gump,” two movies that muck about with the timeline. The former does it within its own timeline–that is, the earlier “Terminator” films–and the latter… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Hotel Artemis”
A lot of movies (for that matter a lot of television shows and books as well) make promises. Sometimes these promises are implied, not explicit, but they exist nonetheless. At the outset of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” we are… Read More ›
The Voice of Wendy Darling on “Peter Pan”
Today’s podcast episode features Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Wendy Darling, as well as author and historian Mindy Johnson. The two women stop by in support of the new Blu-ray edition of Peter Pan, which is out today. Just what… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
As with so many children, when I was young I watched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Who doesn’t remember him putting on his sweater and changing his shoes as he came in at the start of every episode. I was always a little confused… Read More ›
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