This well-meaning doc should have done more with Arthur Ashe’s story. It used to be white people playing tennis, until an African-American named Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) changed that perspective. Despite all the […]
Citizen Ashe
8-Bit Christmas
Like “A Christmas Story,” but with Nintendo. I wasn’t really interested in seeing “8-Bit Christmas,” made for HBO Max, because I felt like it was going to be a tedious version of […]
The Sleeping Negro
What the world of racism does to a man. “The Sleeping Negro” is a short movie that runs for an hour and 12 minutes, but it still wisely tackles on one African-American […]
The Hand of God
Newcomer Filippo Scotti carries Paolo Sorrentino’s next movie. I’m told Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” is a personal film for this acclaimed Italian filmmaker and based in the story on his […]
Try Harder
#StopAsianHate, you racist educational systems! Lowell High has been ranked the #1 public school in San Francisco with a Majority Asian-American student body. However, over the past 15 years, acceptance rates for […]
Flee
An gloriously animated doc about a refuge with a hard childhood. We meet Amin, a refugee from Kabul, Afghanistan, who is interviewed about his life. He talks about family, politics, and his […]
Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson’s next masterpiece marvels thanks to him and two new leads. “Boogie Nights,” “Magnolia,” “Punch Drunk Love,” “There Will Be Blood,” and “Phantom Thread” are among the best films from […]
Bruised, Tick, Tick…Boom, Drive My Car, Encanto, House of Gucci, and Sing 2 Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews feature singing, dancing, acting, punching, and killing. This week’s video reviews consist of Halle Berry’s directorial debut of “Bruised,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut of “Tick, Tick…Boom” with Andrew Garfield, […]
The Humans
I’m thankful this film has great actors with pure emotions. The film version of the one-act play, “The Humans,” is set in a downtown Manhattan duplex during Thanksgiving, where the new tenants […]
Sing 2
Cute animated sequel hits almost all the right U2 notes. You know when the Big Bad Wolf threatens to throw the dreamer koala Buster Moon off a building, he’s clearly the bad […]
