It’s beautiful, but not big or bold enough. As I begin to watch “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” I see Colin Farrell as David finding out his car has been booted, and […]
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Waltzing with Brando
Billy Zane has the looks of Brando, but the film doesn’t make an offer you can’t refuse. I met Billy Zane last August at Terrificon, and I told him my mother and […]
The Senior
Michael Chiklis scores some nice touchdowns. This week, we have two football movies: the surreal horror movie “Him” with Marlon Wayans as a quarterback legend mentoring a young player with dark results, […]
The Summer Book
A gorgeous and somber missed opportunity. I saw “The Summer Book” at the Boulder International Film Festival with my cousins last March, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect, other than […]
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Some people step up and some step down in this delightful conclusion. It’s amazing that “Downton Abbey” has ended in 2015, but has continued its characters in three movies. From my reminders, […]
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
Summer’s over, but this anthology is still warm. Last year, Yorgos Lanthimos made the anthology film “Kinds of Kindness,” which had big names like Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe. This year, Joanna […]
Twinless
Twice as emotional and honest as you’d expect. The only twins I know personally are my cousins, and they don’t look alike, but they both have ambitious goals and free spirits. But […]
Griffin in Summer
On a small scale, we get a nice combo of sexual awakening, stage work, and possibly autism. As we start to watch “Griffin in Summer,” we see some tweens performing in a […]
Pools
Let’s swim some funny and melancholy laps. The look of the independent comedy “Pools” is as bright in yellows as a Wes Anderson movie. It even has the zoom-in and zoom-out of […]
Love, Brooklyn
Andre Holland uses his canvas wisely, even if he needs to figure out his passion piece. Andre Holland played an artist in last year’s Sundance entry “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” and this year, in […]
