The meaning of family is determined in Disney’s colorful delight. Disney’s 60th animated feature “Encanto” is the studio’s fourth feature to have a Latin American spirit after “Saludos Amigos,” “The Three Caballeros,” […]
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Hawkeye
Renner and Steinfeld spread some holiday cheer and bow and arrows before the New Year. I was only given a 2-episode sneak preview of Disney+ and Marvel Studios’ new series “Hawkeye,” but […]
House of Gucci
This miscast Gucci biopic doesn’t have much fashion sense. Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” tells the story of how Patrizia Reggiani left her humble beginnings to live the high life of the […]
Drive My Car
A movie so sexy, dramatic, gripping, and original, it’s impossible to resist. “Drive My Car” opens with the screenplay writer wife Oto (Reika Kirishima) telling her stage director husband Yusuke Lafuku (Hidetoshi […]
The Power of the Dog, King Richard, C’mon C’mon, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Real Charlie Chaplin, and Cusp Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews star Benedict Cumberbatch, Will Smith, Joaquin Phoenix, and Charlie Chaplin. This week’s video reviews consist of Jane Campion’s western “The Power of the Dog” with Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten […]
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Garfield are a match made in Heaven. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut of the film version of the semi-autobiographical musical “Tick, Tick…Boom” explains that it’s based on a true […]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
It captures the nostalgia of the original, if not any big laughs. The original “Ghostbusters” was a comedy hit from director Ivan Reitman, and it’s heroes were Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, the […]
Bruised
Halle Berry wins and loses the fight. Halle Berry makes her directorial debut of “Bruised,” a fighting drama made for Netflix, which should have done more than succumb to the cliches and […]
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Listen to the words about Charlie Chaplin. “The Real Charlie Chaplin” starts off with the question: “Who was the real Charlie Chaplin?” Was he the same person or a different person? And […]
C’mon C’mon
Mike Mills cares deeply about the journalist, his nephew, and their youthful interviewees; and so do we. Mike Mills’ latest entry “C’mon C’mon” loves family dramas, journalism, today’s generation, and how the […]
