Cooper and Mulligan hit the right notes of music, drama, and romance. Bradley Cooper’s directorial follow-up to the fourth film version of “A Star is Born” is “Maestro,” in which he portrays […]
Maestro
Napoleon
An epic that’s dangerous, violent, surprisingly funny, and riveting. Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is an epic on the French general Napoleon Bonaparte, who was also the Emperor of France. His “Gladiator” star Joaquin […]
Next Goal Wins
It keeps kicking and dreaming of being a better movie. Taika Waititi’s latest film “Next Goal Win” is based on the American Samoa national team, who have been labeled the worst soccer […]
Rustin
A solid biopic that uses its words for freedom wisely. Colman Domingo stars as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the new Netflix biography “Rustin, which has its flaws but still enough […]
Priscilla
Sofia Coppola’s Burning Love letter to the King’s mistreated young wife. The year is 1959. We meet young Priscilla in a diner outside her father’s base in Bad Nauheim, Germany, where a […]
Nyad
Annette Bening gets her laps in as the swimmer who refused to give up. “Nyad” is the true story of how swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba […]
Cassandro
It shares its love for gay themes and lucha libre. This month, I’ve seen two films about Mexican legends, who have their own dreams to accomplish. “A Million Miles Away” starred Michael […]
Dumb Money
A fun view of the stock market during the COVID-19 pandemic. After my viewing of “Dumb Money,” I was getting into a conversation with a young woman about how congress and Wall […]
A Million Miles Away
Michael Pena has the right stuff. “A Million Miles Away” is the true story of how Jose M. Hernandez transitioned from a migrant farm worker to an engineer to an astronaut. He […]
The Hill
This good-hearted baseball drama makes some home-runs, even if this kid shouldn’t run. “The Hill” isn’t a perfect baseball movie, because it has its rules, especially if it’s in a faith-based genre. […]
