Yet another run-of-the-mill police drama, and this one got delayed. Do we really need another formulaic informant drama? Do we need more dirty agents and more sappy family dramas in this particular […]
The Informer
Synchronic
Pop these pills and then get Back to the Future. Recently, I praised Christopher Nolan’s time-traveling epic “Tenet” for showing me a dazzling visual world of what happens when you travel through […]
Come Play
An autistic child gets stalked by a storybook monster in emotional and scary horror flick. “Come Play” is the first horror movie with an autistic child as the main protagonist. I’ve seen […]
The Craft: Legacy
A cult hit gets an emotionally bewitching sequel. “The Craft” from 1996 was a teen supernatural horror film that became cult hit over the years. The original stared Robin Tunney as a […]
Rebecca (2020)
You’re better off seeing the Alfred Hitchcock version. Before I dished on the new film version of Daphne du Maurirer’s novel “Rebecca,” I had to see the 1940 one directed by Alfred […]
I’m Your Woman
Rachel Brosnahan ignites the screen as a woman in danger. I’ve viewed “I’m Your Woman” as a virtual screening from the Chicago Film Festival, and I found it to be more thrilling […]
Honest Thief
Liam Neeson relies on the same old gimmicks in this forgettable action flick. You might say “Honest Thief” is another “Taken”-type movie, because of how Liam Neeson has to make phone calls […]
The Forty-Year-Old Version
As the director and star, Radha Blank has poetic justice. Try not to get confused with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” when you see “The Forty-Year-Old Version” in Netflix’s new releases. Two movies this […]
Emily in Paris
This Netflix comedy series shows Paris through the eyes of Lily Collins. Meeting Lily Collins (daughter of Phil Collins) last year at an interview for her role on the PBS version of […]
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin’s best film in years, period. The next opus from writer/director Aaron Sorkin is called “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” It’s one of the best courtroom dramas I’ve ever seen-one […]
