A girl goes from brat to killer in this WTF French import. “Titane,” the French film that made writer/director Julia Duccourna (“Raw”) the second female director to win the Palme d’Or at […]
Titane
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The Many Saints of Newark, and I’m Your Man Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews star Tom Hardy, Ray Liotta, and Dan Stevens. This week’s video reviews consist of the sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” with Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson, the prequel […]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
It’s better than the first, which isn’t saying much. I’ve said “Venom” was “a mean-spirited and noisy debacle with unlikable characters, bad special effects, pointless violence, and no plot. It ranks with […]
Mayday
A war you can’t win. The initials for the title “Mayday” are repeated as “Mary,” “Alpha,” “Yankee,” “Delta,” “Alpha,” and “Yankee.” And they’re echoed until we see the person speaking those words […]
Midnight Mass
Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series has its angels and demons. Mike Flanagan is known for directing such horror films as “Oculus” and “Doctor Strange,” and shows like “The Haunting of Hill House.” Now, […]
The Many Saints of Newark
It woke up this morning and got itself some popcorn. “The Sopranos” is the next live-action series to get a movie, following “The X-Files,” “Sex & The City,” “Veronica Mars,” and “Downton […]
I’m Your Man
The qualities and difficulties of a dreamy German robot with a British accent. If you’ve hated the false advertising of “Bicentennial Man” with Robin William or Garry Shandling’s motorized appendage in “What […]
Dear Evan Hansen, The Guilty, and The Starling Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews two Netflix flicks and a musical on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but will also […]
Dear Evan Hansen, The Guilty, and The Starling Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews star Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Melissa McCarthy This week’s video reviews consist of the musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” starring Ben Platt and Amy Adams, the American remake of […]
The Starling
Melissa McCarthy and Kevin Kline both deserve better than this. Director Theodore Melfi reunites with his “St. Vincent” stars Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd, but unfortunately, unlike that film, “The Starling” is […]
