Adam Sandler gets a trippy space age trip with my least favorite insect. To quote Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” “Why spiders? Why couldn’t it be “follow […]
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Problemista
A well-intended, but problematic movie with one character we like and one character we hate. Julio Torres is an actor whose last two movie roles were in “Together, Together” and “Nimona,” and […]
Dune: Part Two
A Sci-Fi sequel that keeps pushing itself to new limits. When we last saw the House of Atreides heir Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) in the first part of “Dune,” he joins his […]
Ordinary Angels, Land of Bad, No Way Up, Taste of Things, and Bleeding Love Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies that help, fight, swim, cook, and drive on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, […]
Ordinary Angels, Land of Bad, No Way Up, Drive-Away Dolls, and Lovely Dark and Deep Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews feature all kinds of angels and demons. This week’s video reviews consist of the faith-based drama “Ordinary Angels” with Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson, the action thriller “Land of […]
Occupied City
An overlong, but well-told documentary about life in Amsterdam during and after WWII. I apologize if I’m late with my review of “Occupied City,” but the screener website only gave me a […]
CJ’s Oscar Predictions: 2024
Will “Oppenheimer” win? The timer goes off to see if it does. With “Oppenheimer” getting the most nominations, a Golden Globe winning boost, and a lot of buzz and support from movie-goers, […]
Drive-Away Dolls
Ethan Coen’s solo debut likes lesbianism and goofy crime capers. I’m a member of the Chicago International Film Festival, which even entitles me to emails about screenings that I can’t attend because […]
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Babes in the horrific Woods. XYZ Films’ “Lovely, Dark, and Deep” is another independent supernatural horror film to come out this month after Bleecker Street’s “Out of Darkness.” They both take place […]
Ordinary Angels
Hilary Swank has enough faith to win us over. Less than 20 years after starring in the critically panned biblical horror film “The Reaping,” Hilary Swank is back with another faith-based movie. […]
