Mike Leigh’s tale of Yin and Yang sisters played memorably by two of his “Secrets & Lies” stars. Here’s how “Hard Truths” sets us in as we sit in the theater and […]
Hard Truths
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The Order
An entertaining cat and mouse game between the law and the neo-Nazi group. With movies like “Heat” or “Hell or High Water,” we get riveting perspectives from both the bank robbers and […]
The End
This apocalyptic musical doesn’t hit all the right notes. “The End” is a musical directed by Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing,” “The Look of Silence”) and set after the end of […]
Nightbitch
Motherhood goes to the dogs. I’ve been in question about how I would take the new dark comedy “Nightbitch.” I knew the story involves Amy Adams as a mother who becomes a […]
Unstoppable
This kid can fight with one leg. I have two movies distributed by MGM and Amazon this season about two kinds of fighters. There’s “The Fire Inside,” which is about the female […]
Moana 2, Sweethearts, Queer, Dear Santa, and Our Little Secret Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews feature adventure, break-ups, and holidays. This week’s video reviews consist of the Disney animated sequel “Moana 2” with the voices of Auli’i Cravhalo and Dwayne Johnson, the break-up comedy […]
Moana 2, Sweethearts, Queer, Dear Santa, and Our Little Secret Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about adventure, relationships, and holidays on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but will […]
Beatles ‘64
Another Beatles doc you should Come Together for. The new made-for-Disney+ doc “Beatles ‘64” focuses on how, after JFK’s assassination, the Beatles made their first visit to America to perform on “The […]
Maria
Brava for Angelina Jolie as the opera singer near the end of her life. Maria Callas is the latest female subject in Pablo Larrain’s filmography after Jackie Kennedy in “Jackie” and Diana, […]
Flow
A magical animated movie without words, just animals and visuals. How would a black cat, a capybara, a yellow lab dog, a white secretary bird, and a lemur actually survive in a […]
