The “Star Wars” movie with the iconic “No, I Am Your Father” line turns 40. Movie theaters are slowly starting to reopen their doors to people, while upcoming blockbusters like “Black Widow” […]
The Empire Strikes Back
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
This dessert documentary features delicious layers of history and culinary art. On the side of my film criticism work, I also have a sweet tooth. But this sweet tooth, only trusts desserts […]
Coastal Elites, The Devil All The Time, and Antebellum Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about social distancing, politics, violence, and racism on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the spectrum, but will […]
Ava
What the Hell was Jessica Chastain or any of these fine talents thinking?! “Ava” is Jessica Chastain’s first collaboration with director Tate Taylor since “The Help,” and it’s not a very good […]
The Nest
A chance for a better life spins out of control in this well-acted drama. Jude Law plays entrepreneur Rory O’Hara, who longs for a good opportunity for his American family-his wife Allison […]
Coastal Elites, The Devil All The Time, and Antebellum Video Reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of the new social distancing satire “Costal Elites” starring Bette Midler and Issa Rae, the crime drama “The Devil All The Time” starring Tom Holland and Robert […]
Antebellum
The latest movie battle on modern day racism is a cop out. Janelle Monae plays a slave named Eden, and a successful author, sociologist, and activist named Veronica Henley in “Antebellem,” the […]
All In, The Sit-In, and Broken Hearts Gallery Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews 2 docs and a romcom on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the spectrum, but will also have me […]
The Devil All The Time
An acclaimed novel gets a riveting and dangerous movie version on Netflix. It’s not often we get to hear authors narrating the movie version of their acclaimed books. “The Devil All The […]
Coastal Elites
It doesn’t really look or feel like these celebrities social distancing. “Coastal Elites,” the new made-for-HBO political satire from writer Paul Rudnick and director Jay Roach, focuses on our current COVID-19 Hellhole […]
