Michael Mann’s hot car biopic has some hot performances. “Ferrari” is Michael Mann’s first movie since “Blackhat,” which I thought was empty at the time. This one is better than that film, […]
Ferrari
The Color Purple
This second film version is sad, uplifting, and show-stopping. “The Color Purple” is a sad African-American story, set in early 20th century, based on the novel by Alice Walker. It inspired the […]
All of Us Strangers
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 […]
Freud’s Last Session
I’m thinking this movie could have been better. “Freud’s Last Session” is a fictionalized story of Austrian neurologist Siegmund Freud having a meeting with “Chronicles of Narnia” author C.S. Lewis, and has […]
The Teacher’s Lounge
A teacher’s game of detective goes horribly wrong in this gripping drama. “The Teacher’s Lounge” is a German import that’s also a powerful and complex school drama. When it comes through the […]
The Iron Claw
Time to get back in the ring. “The Iron Claw” is a gritty professional wrestling movie about a family on the verge of deterioration. This family was known as the Von Erich […]
The Family Plan
A misfire that stinks like yesterday’s diapers. The new Mark Wahlberg vehicle “The Family Plan” has Marky Mark quickly changing diapers and fighting gunmen, as if it was supposed to be appease […]
Wonka, Eileen, Monster, Maestro, and Poor Things Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies made from candy, secrets, music, and corpses on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but […]
Wonka, Poor Things, Disturbance in the Force, Zone of Interest, and Chicken Run 2 Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews are made with candy, corpses, bootlegs, evil, and poultry. This week’s video reviews consist of the prequel “Wonka” with Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest comedy “Poor […]
American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright delivers as an author catering to the audience of their stereotypical needs. When it comes to racial satires like “Bamboozled,” “Dear White People” or “Sorry to Bother You,” it all […]
