A rich movie about a poor girl getting cake ingredients. “The President’s Cake” is an Iraqi film that won the Directors’ Fortnight’s Audience Award and the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film […]
A rich movie about a poor girl getting cake ingredients. “The President’s Cake” is an Iraqi film that won the Directors’ Fortnight’s Audience Award and the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film […]
Hippity-hoppity, the Dust Bunny on its way. The NYC apartment complex the hitman and girl live in has yellow walls and aqua stairs with snakes painted on them. That’s in the daytime, […]
A comedy made by James L. Brooks should be jolly, but this one is too jolly. James L. Brooks’ latest comedy (and the first one he has directed since “How Do You […]
The entertaining story of a man vowing revenge on a mortgage company. Gus Van Sant’s latest film “Dead Man’s Wire” is inspired by the true story of how Tony Kiristsis (1932-2005) came […]
No ticket to stardom for this docudrama. I saw “Atropia” virtually from the Sundance Film Festival, and I haven’t really thought much about it since. I may have liked the leading lady […]
CJ reviews movies about robots and people with dreams on the air. I’m part of a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which not only hires people on the Autism spectrum, but […]
Still the wrong pizza toppings. The film version of the video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was a big hit with fans, despite the fact that it was devoid of imagination and […]
Another parody to reach high class. “Fakham Hall” almost reminds me of how “Airplane” was conceived. I’m told that the filmmakers were taking the spoofing genre seriously by remaking “Zero Hour” and […]
This Italian President has my vote. Last February, I disliked Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope” for being cynical, and having the title female character with more beauty than personality. I always knew he was […]
CJ reviews three sequels, a deceased love story, and an actor’s life on the air. I’m part of a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which not only hires people on the […]