This well-acted movie version of the hit Showtime series misfires. I’m more into movies than I am in most TV shows, because there’s so many of them, it’s hard to keep up. […]
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Parallel Mothers
Yet another Almodovar entry you need to see the believe. Pedro Almodovar has really proven himself to be a tremendous Spanish filmmaker-one who tells characters in their most dramatic moments and leading […]
Belle
This ain’t your ordinary Beauty and the Beast tale. “Belle” is a Japanese anime feature that plays like a “Matrix” version of “Beauty and the Beast.” The virtual reality world is known […]
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
The 60s comedy that was poetic as it was delightful. As you know, Sidney Poitier has passed away last week, and lately, AMC Theaters show special screenings of classic movies made by […]
A Hero
Asghar Farhadi’s latest entry knows the stakes about debts and honesty. Seeing how the character Rahim (Amir Jadidi) can barely get his story straight and wanting to do the right thing is […]
Lilies of the Field
The movie that made Sidney Poitier the first African-American actor to win the Best Actor Oscar. Sidney Poitier has passed away at the age of 94, and has been regarded as an […]
The Lost Daughter
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut has laughs, drama, and motherhood. Olivia Colman shines in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut of the film version of the book “The Lost Daughter.” She plays Leda Caruso, an […]
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Out, damned spot! Joel Coen’s best movie in years! “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is the first masterpiece in which Joel Coen doesn’t work with his brother Ethan, and yet, he has the […]
American Underdog
This religious sports biopic keeps dropping the ball. I was skeptical about the sports biopic “American Underdog,” which focuses on Kurt Warner, who is considered to be, by attribute, the greatest undrafted […]
Swan Song (AppleTV+)
Two Mahershala Alis in one interesting cloning movie. There have been two movies with the same title of “Swan Song.” There was Todd Stephens’ gay drama with Udo Kier igniting the screen […]
