A Christmas pageant gets updated by troublesome kids, and it works. I like to consider the holidays as Tax Season for Film Critics, because we do tend to get busy with a […]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Emilia Perez
An original musical about a cartel leader starting over as a woman. Sometimes I like to think that songs can come in the form of conversations. Meaning that they are singing, but […]
A Real Pain
Two Jewish cousins affectionately look back at their culture with comedy and pathos. Jesse Eisenberg’s second directing job “A Real Pain” is a dramedy that celebrates Jewish culture, while mixing some honest […]
Hangdog
A good Indie comedy about a man with anxiety and a missing dog. In the independent circuit (and this one is streaming on AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime Video), there are some good […]
Your Monster
An R-rated Beauty and the Beast romcom that works, even when it needs an attitude adjustment. When I handed my business card (which promotes this website and NEWHD Radio) to this cool […]
Anora
A sex comedy that scores big time. Sean Baker is a brilliant independent filmmaker with a list of entries including “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project,” and “Red Rocket.” His new film “Anora” is […]
We Live in Time
Garfield and Pugh have chemistry in this sweet and funny romance. “We Live in Time” is directed by John Crowley, who is best known for making “Brooklyn” and “Intermission.” A part of […]
Piece by Piece
A Lego Movie doc that will make you Happy. I felt bad that “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” failed to outgross the original film for Warner Bros., which why we’re […]
Saturday Night
Live from New York, it’s the funny and chaotic preparation for the taping of the first SNL episode. Jason Reitman’s next movie “Saturday Night” retells how the very first episode of “Saturday […]
Pulp Fiction
This tasty burger turns 30 and I still love it. Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 Oscar-winning classic, and also my favorite movie of all time, has turned 30-years-old this year, and still holds up. […]
