I love the smell of Spike Lee in the morning. Spike Lee’s latest opus “Da 5 Bloods” couldn’t have arrived at a more auspicious occasion. George Floyd’s death has continued to turn […]
Da 5 Bloods
The King of Staten Island
Pete Davidson and Judd Apatow are a match made in Comedy Heaven. I’ve got some good news, bad news, and better news. Let’s start with the bad news. The bad news is […]
Tommaso
Willem Dafoe is basically Abel Ferrara in disguise. “Tomasso” feels like a personal film to writer/director Abel Ferrara, because he guides his wife Cristina Chiriac and daughter Anna inside his own apartment […]
Shirley
All work and no play makes Shirley a crazy girl. When you see the name “Shirley” as the movie’s title, don’t expect it to be about Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones, or Shirley […]
The Grey Fox
Restoration or not, the 1982 movie about the Gentleman Bandit is charming. “The Grey Fox,” released in 1982 and nominated for two Golden Globes, has been given a 4K restoration online. It […]
The High Note
A Music Producer is Born. Tracee Ellis Ross has gained some recognition for her roles on television show like “Girlfriends” and “Black-ish,” and even the Tyler Perry movie “Daddy’s Little Girls.” But more […]
Lucky Grandma
Treat your elders with respect! The story of “Lucky Grandma” is set in Chinatown of Lower Manhattan, where an elderly woman (Tsai Chin) believes October 28 (my birthday for the record) would […]
Military Wives
The two leads hit almost all the high notes. It still remains a mystery to me why “Joyful Noise” had to be one of the worst movies I’ve seen in the past […]
Inheritance
The court finds this movie guilty of first-degree recycling. “Inheritance” gives off its recycled premise, adds some fine performances, and then blows it all up in the end. It’s a movie that […]
Capone
The final year of Scarface is Untouchable. I know a mechanic, who makes delicious meals and gives my family the best treatments at the Jay Peak Resort in Jay Peak, Vermont. I […]
