A girl goes from brat to killer in this WTF French import. “Titane,” the French film that made writer/director Julia Duccourna (“Raw”) the second female director to win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, is a bizarre and… Read More ›
Drama
Mayday
A war you can’t win. The initials for the title “Mayday” are repeated as “Mary,” “Alpha,” “Yankee,” “Delta,” “Alpha,” and “Yankee.” And they’re echoed until we see the person speaking those words on the radio. “Mayday” is a drama fantasy… Read More ›
Midnight Mass
Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series has its angels and demons. Mike Flanagan is known for directing such horror films as “Oculus” and “Doctor Strange,” and shows like “The Haunting of Hill House.” Now, he has a new show on Netflix,” which… Read More ›
The Many Saints of Newark
It woke up this morning and got itself some popcorn. “The Sopranos” is the next live-action series to get a movie, following “The X-Files,” “Sex & The City,” “Veronica Mars,” and “Downton Abbey,” but this one is a prequel known… Read More ›
The Starling
Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Kline both deserve better than this. Director Theodore Melfi reunites with his “St. Vincent” stars Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd, but unfortunately, unlike that film, “The Starling” is a disappointing mess, and one of the year’s… Read More ›
Dear Evan Hanson
Musical about a lonely teen caught in a lie ends on a sour note. “Dear Evan Hansen” is a missed opportunity of a Broadway musical-turned-film about a lonely boy who is mistaken as the best friend of another lonely boy…. Read More ›
The Guilty
The performances shine over these recycled phone calls. You have to know your past in order to know your future: a lesson that everyone should acknowledge. It’s not just apply to history, but also movies. You have to know what… Read More ›
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Jessica Chastain keeps her faith as the make-up wearing televangelist. I’m not a religious person (I apologize), so I don’t see the campy religious films like last week’s “Show Me the Father.” I do, however, come across some entertaining religious… Read More ›
Cry Macho
Clint Eastwood’s latest is not “A Perfect World.” Clint Eastwood has been able to survive the next few generation of filmmaking with such masterpieces as “Million Dollar Baby,” “Gran Torino,” “American Sniper,” and “Sully.” I still have a lot more… Read More ›
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Catchy tunes, true reality, and love make this LGBTQ musical inspiring. “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” informs us that it’s based on a true story, and that it added the singing and dancing. This true story regarding a 16-year-old drag queen… Read More ›