Both well-acted time periods don’t have the pay-offs they deserve. I’ve been to the Chicago International Film Festival last month, and I have seen Pedro Almodovar’s last two entries there. In 2024, […]
Bitter Christmas
La bola negra
Three gay main protagonists, one fabulous movie. “La bola negra” is an odyssey of a three gay men-two of them in the 1930s and one in the 2010s, and all of which […]
Possible Love
A fine film with two couples, one job loss, and one documentary. I just saw Pedro Almodovar’s “Bitter Christmas” at the Chicago International Film Festival,” and while I admired the performances and […]
Fjord
A powerful movie about parents whose disciplines and teachings are viewed differently in another country. Sebastian Stan is known to a lot of young movie goers as Bucky Barnes, A.K.A. The Winter […]
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
I’ve Had the Time of My Life with this high-spirited dancing romcom. We have a lot of “Dirty Dancing” spirits in “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty,” a cultural intersection romcom that has exuberant […]
Hope
I hope you see this cool alien movie. Watching the new South Korean alien movie “Hope” reminds me of my youth. When I was learning all about the joys of independent and […]
The Kidnapping of Arabella
An Italian road trip movie with a bratty young passenger. “The Kidnapping of Arabella” is an Italian film and the first to have Chris Pine speaking in a non-English language role, and […]
Jinsei
A visually impressive, but confusing animated movie about a man going by many names. “Jinsei” means “life” in Japanese, and I guess the new animated feature deserves that title. As we begin […]
Exit 8
Lost in Transit. Found in Entertainment. We begin to watch the new Japanese thriller “Exit 8” through the eyes of the main protagonist as he’s getting on a subway, walks around the […]
The Stranger
No ennui for this French film about an emotionless man. “The Stranger” opens like a vintage French film with the black and white look and classic music that fits the ambiance quite […]
