Too many subplots scratch this hot record. Neil Bogart assures the audience that everything happened in “Spinning Gold” is true, even if some parts aren’t. He wasn’t related to Humphrey Bogart. In […]
Spinning Gold
A Thousand and One
This Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner features a mother and son story like no other. “A Thousand and One” is a near perfect movie about how a parent from a bad background […]
A Good Person
It’s too negative for its own good. Florence Pugh can use her American accent wisely, as demonstrated in “Midsommar” and “Little Women,” but she overdoes it in “A Good Person,” a crass […]
Tori and Lokita
Riveting performances from two immigrant youngsters posing as brother and sister. There’s a sibling connection between two youngsters who aren’t actually related, but feel like they are, and are threatened by bad […]
The Lost King
Sally Hawkins has the heart to prove a dead king of his innocence. William Shakespeare’s tragedy of “Richard III” suggested that the king murdered the Princes in the Tower, and was both […]
Inside
Not even Willem Dafoe’s entertaining performance can escape this room. The concept of “Inside” has Willem Dafoe as an art thief named Nemo assigned with stealing a wealthy art collector’s valuable paintings, […]
Boston Strangler
We need a good story for the papers. The second film version about the Boston Strangler comes to Hulu this week under the name “Boston Strangler.” What else? The killer has murdered […]
Rodeo
Look at these fast bikes and this tough rider. In “Rodeo,” the latest French import, Julia (Julie Ledru) is troubled and independent Caribbean biker, who has a talent for stealing used motorbikes […]
Chang Can Dunk
This Disney+ movie shoots some hoop dreams “Chang Can Dunk” is another entertaining underdog basketball movie to come out this weekend, after “Champions.” That one starred Woody Harrelson as a drunken coach […]
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A real dino-sized mess from two of the geniuses behind “A Quiet Place” I hope you don’t forget to bring your I.D. for “Scream VI” or at least take your friend’s advice […]
