Perhaps you can have too much of a good thing. Perhaps it is possible. Out this month on Blu-ray are both “The Fabelmans” and “Empire of Light.” The former is from Steven Spielberg and a semi-autobiographical work, while the latter… Read More ›
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Timelessness and “West Side Story”
You can’t necessarily control your initial reaction to something — there’s a level of programming/instinct in there you can’t always instantaneously short circuit. What you can do, however, is reassess after that knee-jerk response. On this week’s podcast, we talk… Read More ›
Indiana Jones Whips his way to 4K
We love the Indiana Jones movies. Well, we love three of them and tolerate a fourth and hope that the fifth allows our hero to ride off into the sunset in perfect fashion. Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary… Read More ›
Playing Catch-up: “Flashdance,” Tom Cruise, and “Downhill”
This week’s podcast is 75% look back and 25% disappointment. Sure, that’s like an apples and air fryers kind of a thing taking us to 100%, but there’s a pandemic on and we don’t have to play by the rules… Read More ›
“Saving Private Ryan”: Beautiful and Horrible all at Once
Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” is out today in a 20th anniversary edition and that makes it the perfect time to talk about the movie once more. It is, in this reviewer’s eyes, a work of genius. It is gripping… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Ready Player One”
I will say right up front that I have two very distinct sets of feelings about “Ready Player One.” The first of these notes how much fun it is to sit there and point out each and every visual in the… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Pits “The Post” Against Trump
I went to see “The Post” for a second time and rather than taking pages of notes, as I did the first time, I wrote down one sentence: “Is it possible to root for ‘The Post’ and the Trump administration?”… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Post” (2017)
Given his druthers, Donald Trump would destroy our freedoms. He would undermine the First Amendment of the United States of America, eliminating any and all publications (no matter the medium) which disagree with any of his stances and/or dare to… Read More ›
How Young is too Young: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"
Previously, as you may recall (and you can totally read it and remind yourself if you don’t), I ruminated on whether my daughter, age nine, was too young to see “Jurassic Park” on the big screen. The screening hasn’t yet… Read More ›
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