A wickedly funny film about a facial experiment that also changes a man’s insides. “A Different Man” is an A24 entry that uses an actor disguised by make-up for a deformity and […]
A Different Man
Will & Harper
Where there’s a Will and a Harper, there’s a funny and affectionate transgender road trip doc. “Will & Harper” is the made-for-Netflix doc about a road trip between Will Ferrell and his […]
My Old Ass
Listen to your elders, even if they are 39-years-old. “My Old Ass” is a coming-of-age comedy that loves the question about what you would say to your younger self. You could tell […]
Transformers One
This Hasbro animated prequel just got an oil change and it delivers. Before he was Optimus Prime, his name was Orion Pax. Before he was Megatron, his name was D-16. And before […]
The 4:30 Movie
Kevin Smith’s love letter to his youth has nostalgia and heart. The Atlantic Moviehouse in Atlantic Highlands, NJ was the theater that Kevin Smith would go to back in the days. A […]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Almost as ghoulishly fun as the original. The rental video store I used to go to as a kid was called “Hollywood Video,” and when it was closing its doors, it was […]
Incoming
Crass behaviors stay too long at the party. “Incoming” is a teen comedy that wants to follow a tradition of high school students hazing the incoming freshmen. Not how Ben Affleck and […]
Between the Temples
A funny and honest chemistry between a cantor and his much older student. I saw the new Jewish comedy “Between the Temples” virtually from the Sundance Film Festival,” and I would like […]
The Union
Wahlberg and Berry have an espionage of cliches. A movie with Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry should be entertaining, but “The Union” isn’t much. It’s more forgettable and typical than it is […]
Jackpot
This action comedy bets and loses. 11 years ago, we got “The Purge,” which had the one day of the year when all crime, including murder, was legal. And you have until […]
