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 […]
Dear Evan Hanson
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, […]
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.” […]
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,” […]
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. […]
Blue Bayou
Justin Chon’s performance swims, while his direction sinks in the bayou. “Blue Bayou,” written and directed by and starring Justin Chon, has a wise concept regarding an Asian character raised in America […]
The Card Counter
A high roller of a Paul Schrader masterpiece. When you see the credits with the names Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese, you know you’re in for a treat. Schrader is the film […]
Kate
Netflix’s 24 Hours to Live thriller misfires. The set-up for “Kate” sounds flimsy. Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays an assassin, who gets poisoned and has 24 hours to live, which should give her […]
Small Engine Repair
Three working class friends win you over in this riveting film version of a play. Just the other day, a friend of mine knew “Small Engine Repair” was going to be playing […]
The Gateway
Who would win in a fight? The social worker or the abusive husband? “The Gateway” is a B-movie and a pretty good one at that. Yes, it’s got some corny dialogue and […]
