Cooper and Mulligan hit the right notes of music, drama, and romance. Bradley Cooper’s directorial follow-up to the fourth film version of “A Star is Born” is “Maestro,” in which he portrays […]
Maestro
Priscilla
Sofia Coppola’s Burning Love letter to the King’s mistreated young wife. The year is 1959. We meet young Priscilla in a diner outside her father’s base in Bad Nauheim, Germany, where a […]
Flora and Son
See how these character change with the right musical notes. John Carney is an Irish filmmaker who is able to share his passion for characters and music. “Once,” “Begin Again,” and “Sing […]
Dreamin’ Wild
This music biopic has its heart in the right place. “Dreamin’ Wild” is the good-natured story about how the famous musician brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson started performing in the 70s, went […]
Theater Camp
The actors hit the right notes with laughs and empathy. There’s a lot of exuberance and laughs in “Theater Camp,” the directorial debuts of Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman. They along with […]
Wham!
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go see this doc. “Wham!” is the made-for-Netflix documentary about how Andrew Ridgeley and the late George Michael formed the pop music group Wham! in Bushey […]
Chevalier
A concerto that fights the power. “Chevalier” is the true story about French musician Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who became a virtuoso violinist in the 18th Century. He was born out […]
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Good Golly Miss Molly, this doc delivers. When thinking of the late Richard Penniman, or better known as Little Richard, and his music and legacy, you must acknowledge that even he was […]
Spinning Gold
Too many subplots scratch this hot record. Neil Bogart assures the audience that everything happened in “Spinning Gold” is true, even if some parts aren’t. He wasn’t related to Humphrey Bogart. In […]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The script doesn’t sing, but Naomie Ackie sure can as The Voice. In the biopic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” Naomie Ackie (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) stars as Whitney Houston, the […]
