This LGBT French picture is worth a thousand words. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is a radiant and passionate French film about a female painter, a reserved aristocrat, and the romance […]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Seberg
Stewart shines as Seberg, but the biopic is a missed opportunity. The recent Academy Awards have given us no surprises of the winners. “Parasite” became a milestone for being the first international […]
Shaun, Sonic, Downhill, and Photograph video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of the “Shaun the Sheep” sequel “Farmageddon,” the Sega video game legend “Sonic the Hedgehog,” Julia Louis Dreyfus and Will Ferrell in the “Force Majeure” remake “Downhill,” […]
Downhill
Eliane Benes and Ron Burgundy slip on the ice in this boring remake. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell are two of the best comedy talents in the entertainment world, but in “Downhill,” […]
The Photograph
The past and present show no red eyes in their images, and that’s fine by me. “The Photograph” is a romance drama that isn’t just about the relationship between two strangers; it’s […]
Sonic the Hedgehog
Forget the formulaic road trip cliches, the redesign is fun and Jim Carrey is comical. Video game movies have a difficult time being accepted by film critics, because of their choices […]
Olympic Dreams
Kroll and Pappas go down slippery slopes in this affectionate comedy. I attended a special screening of “Olympic Dreams,” and met the collaborators of it: director Jeremy Teicher, and writers/stars Nick Kroll […]
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
In this colorful sequel, Shaun gets a Space Odyssey. Maybe it was for the best that “Missing Link” took home the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, because lately stop motion films […]
92nd Academy Awards
Phoenix wins, Parasite wins, and why not? They’re all perfect. The Oscars were announced last night, and we weren’t surprised to know the winners. We all knew they would win the minute […]
35th Independent Spirit Awards
Before the Oscars, We Got the Indies! The Independent Spirit Awards is a tribute to the best artisan films to have come out the same year (almost the same year), and this […]
