A history road trip movie you won’t soon forget. “Fatherland” is said to be the third chapter in a trilogy written and directed by Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, following “Ida” and “Cold […]
Fatherland
Possible Love
A fine film with two couples, one job loss, and one documentary. I just saw Pedro Almodovar’s “Bitter Christmas” at the Chicago International Film Festival,” and while I admired the performances and […]
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
This small gem will steal your heart, not your money, jewelry, or phones. “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” is a crime drama, but a small one. It’s not the kind […]
CJ’s Visit to the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival
This year’s festival has activists, climbers, killers, and animated detectives. For the past few years, I’ve been traveling to Chicago to celebrate a portion of their 62nd International Film Festival. I’ve seen […]
A Talent for Murder
The murder story has more style than the framing device. “A Talent for Murder” is the second thriller I’ve seen this month to have an author caught inside a world of murder […]
Clayface, Wildwood, Fjord, You Can See Everything, and Wicker Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about fairytales, failing celebrities, and parenting skills on the air. I’m part of a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which not only hires people on the Autism spectrum, […]
Klara and the Sun
Can somebody power down this bad comedy? Taika Waititi’s latest movie “Klara and the Sun” is basically an exceedingly lame dystopian comedy splice of “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “Ex Machina,” and “M3GAN.” For […]
Clayface
Less moping, more morphing. I guess we’re in a time when villains are getting spin-off films, whether we’re talking Disney (“Maleficent” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”) or DC (“Joker” and “Joker: Folie […]
Wildwood
A stop-motion gem hand made with wizardry. “Wildwood” is the latest feature from the Laika stop-motion animation company. “Coraline” was the first from the studio to take the hand-made animation to new […]
I Play Rocky
Until you start believing in this movie, you ain’t gonna have a life. It’s amazing that in the same year he made the awful comedy “Balls Up,” Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly […]
