Underneath its elaborate art direction and sets is a bratty and cynical gothic romance. In any “Wuthering Heights” film adaptation, we’ve had many stars talking on Emily Bronte’s characters: Catherine “Cathy” Earnshaw […]
Wuthering Heights
Pillion
Hooray for this Fifty Shades of Gay! The minute “Pillion” opens with a motorcyclist speeding on the highway to the tune of Italian music (Betty Curtis’ “Chariot” to be exact), the minute […]
Dracula
No blood transfusions for this vampire movie. Here’s how Luc Besson’s version of “Dracula” begins. When a 15th century prince throws his sword to save his wife, he pierces both the assassin […]
Magellan
Bernal transforms, the weather changes, and the journey is beautifully presented. We know that Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer, whose expedition was to sail around the world, but he died before […]
People We Meet on Vacation
Like “When Harry Met Sally” on Vacation I’m a film critic likes to travel on vacation, via movie screenings and relaxation. In fact, I come from a family that likes to travel. […]
The Choral
Ralph Fiennes owns this movie and the choir. “The Choral” is a period drama that seeks to win us over with its depiction of people caught in the middle of the First […]
Eternity
A smart love triangle in the afterlife. We begin with an elderly couple arriving at a gender reveal party, only for the old man played by Barry Primus to suddenly die and […]
Wicked: For Good
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to this conclusion. We’ve all seen the news of social media influencer Johnson Wen charging at Ariana Grande and trying to wrap his arms around her at […]
Regretting You
I regret watching this negative piece of crapola. “Regretting You” is based on the book by Colleen Hoover, who also wrote “It Ends With Us.” The movie version of that film was […]
Hedda
Tessa Thompson delights as a manipulative woman trying to escape from boredom. There are few differences to Nia DaCosta’s vision of “Hedda Gabler.” The original Norwegian play was staged in 1891 in […]
