A romance between a mother and a much younger singer hits the right notes. In terms of romances between mothers and younger men, the chemistry between Reese Witherspoon and Pico Alexander in “Home Again” was sexy but underdeveloped. And in… Read More ›
A tennis movie that scores really high. “Challengers” is a tennis movie that works on a level that reaches higher than usual. Maybe it’s because the film is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has proven himself to be one of… Read More ›
Not a broken record, just a good-hearted time travel movie. Two years ago, I wasn’t a fan of the made-for-Peacock movie “Meet Cute,” which had Kaley Cuoco playing a woman desperate to make Pete Davidson her dream guy by going… Read More ›
A riveting French drama set in 3 time periods with 2 great stars. I attended a special NYC advanced screening of “The Beast” the same week that “Dune: Part Two” came out, and I met Lea Seydoux who is in… Read More ›
Steroids, lesbian romances, and crime make this a fun and sometimes strange ride. Last month, Ethan Coen released “Drive-Away Dolls,” which I liked for its sense of humor and lesbianism, although most movie-goers didn’t really go for it. Probably because… Read More ›
A Tim Burton wannabe you want to bury in the ground. “Lisa Frankenstein” is a teen horror romcom that feels like it has been stitched together from parts of “Edward Scissorhands,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Frankenstein,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Natural Born… Read More ›
A vivid French drama with the right ingredients. Juliette Binochet and Benoit Magimel used to be romantic partners from 1998 to 2003, even having a daughter together, and co-starring in “The Children of the Century.” Their first movie together in… Read More ›
I’m dreaming of death in the workplace. In the new Indie romantic dramedy “Sometimes I Think About Dying,” Daisy Ridley plays a socially awkward officer worker named Fran, who barely says anything at work and thinks about dying. An example… Read More ›
A good directorial debut about love and loss. Dan Levy has made a name for himself in the entertainment world beginning with his and his father Eugene Levy’s collaboration on the show “Schitt’s Creek.” His directorial debut of “Good Grief,”… Read More ›
A gay drama that combines fantasy with reality. It would be obvious that a man reuniting with his deceased parents in his timeline would be a fantasy. It can also leave us in question that when he visits them in… Read More ›