What must it be like to keep over 200 types of fowl at your house? What sorts f havoc must that wreak? Wonder no more, because director Richard Miron has documented Kathy Murphy’s trials and tribulations in “For the Birds,”… Read More ›
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Is John Krasinski’s Jack Ryan the real Jack Ryan?
Several years ago, Amazon announced that they would be airing a new series based on Tom Clancy’s super spy. Last summer, the series premiered and now the first season is out on Blu-ray. Seasons two and three have already been… Read More ›
Does John Wick Blast his way Into Your Heart?
On today’s podcast, with the third “John Wick” film sitting atop the box office, we take look at the first two films and just what makes them so successful. There’s a little bit of Bond there. There’s some great world… Read More ›
Hot Water is Good
Rather than following our usual format for a podcast–one which has me obsess about some aspect of a film–this week we’re going off the beaten track. Yes, this week we’re going to talk about hot water, tankless hot waters, and… Read More ›
Do You Want “What Men Want”
Taraji P. Henson is a force to be reckoned with in the relatively funny “What Men Want,” which is now out on Blu-ray. Aldis Hodge is a great co-star for her and Tracy Morgan is… Tracy Morgan, which is probably… Read More ›
The Years Making “Scheme Birds” were well Spent
On this week’s podcast we have directors Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin. The two women spent years filming Gemma, an inhabitant of a housing project, or “scheme,” in Scotland. Although they may not have known where the voyage would take… Read More ›
Car Rides and “The Kid who Would be King”
A road trip prevented a new “Lass is More” last week, but this week we’re back and we’re back with the fruits of that road trip. Put another way, our new car has a rear entertainment system, and that system… Read More ›
“Holmes & Watson” & Unfunny Jokes
Up this week on the “Lass is More” podcast we have a discussion of the most recent collaboration between Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly — “Holmes & Watson.” The movie is out today on Blu-ray and DVD and… it… Read More ›
“Bumblebee” Gets Transformers Right
It may have taken six outings, but the Transformers film franchise finally got it right with “Bumblebee.” The movie is available on home video today, and so we’re taking a few minutes to discuss exactly why this entry succeeds where… Read More ›
“Mary Poppins Returns” and we Love it
What is an unnecessary sequel? Correctly defined, it is a movie which doesn’t add to the legacy of the original (or any follow-ups). It is a movie that isn’t particularly good and won’t be remembered all that well. If there… Read More ›
“The Ox-Bow Incident” is Still Relevant Today
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 ›
Falling in Love with “Instant Family”
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 ›
Director Mandie Fletcher on “Patrick,” Pugs, and… Peter Davison?
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 ›
“Overlord,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and the Truth
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 ›
“Nobody’s Fool” – Do People Make Relationship Lists?
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 ›
“Nutcracker and the Four Realms” Tries Really Hard
Listen, not every idea you have is going to work. It would be amazing if it did, but it just isn’t going to. That is the reality of the world in which we live. It is wonderful to see a… Read More ›
Talking “Then Came You” with Peter Hutchings
The new film “Then Came You” finds itself in the difficult position of having to balance a potentially dark drama with far lighter moments. It is a difficult tone to shoot for, but director Peter Hutchings and his cast, which… Read More ›
Looking at History with “Once Upon a Deadpool” and “First Man”
We need to look at history. We need to understand what it can tell us about today. Movies help us do just that, and it is essential to understand that films made about the past aren’t just about way back… Read More ›
Digging into the TiVo Archives… and Coming up Empty
For this week’s podcast, I did something unthinkable — I sat down and watched one of the movies I had recorded on my TiVo years ago but then never actually watched. There are a decent number of such movies sitting… Read More ›
“Murder by Death” may be Funny, but…
Neil Simon’s “Murder by Death” is an incredibly funny spoof on detective stories. It is “Clue,” but more clever… much more clever. It is also not without a big question mark. The film puts Peter Sellers into yellowface. Is this… Read More ›
