Some fresh new talents graduate with high honor. “Selah and The Spades” is the film debut for writer/director Tayarisha Poe, who delivers an unusual, but passionate coming-of-age story about a boarding school […]
Selah and The Spades
The Roads Not Taken
In another reality, this would probably be a good movie, but not in this one. Javier Bardem plays Leo, a miserable sad sack, living in New York City and suffering from dementia, […]
Once Were Brothers, Trolls: World Tour, Love Wedding Repeat, and Tigertail video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of the documentary “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band,” the animated sequel “Trolls: World Tour,” the romcom “Love Wedding Repeat,” and the international family drama […]
Tigertail
An international family drama finds a warm home on Netflix Try not to get confused when you see the titles “Tiger King” and “Tigertail” on Netflix. The former is a docuseries about […]
Love Wedding Repeat
You’re cordially uninvited to this wedding bomb. “Love Wedding Repeat” is the directorial debut of Dean Craig, who wrote the strangely entertaining “Death at the Funeral.” A remake of an Italian film […]
Trolls: World Tour
This animated sequel removes its split ends, and makes a much better hairstyle. I don’t know what kind of good luck charm I have, because so far this year, sequels to movies […]
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
This animal documentary sinks its claws into the people and tigers. Ever since the COVID-19 epidemic, I’ve heard all the talk about how popular the new Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, […]
Saint Frances, Coffee & Kareem, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Elephant video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of the religious Artisan film “Saint Frances,” the Ed Helms and Taraji P. Henson cop comedy “Coffee & Kareem,” the coming-of-age drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” and […]
Elephant
Horton hears a sweet voice guiding these pachyderms. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a DisneyNature film (the last one I saw was “Monkey Kingdom” with Tina Fey’s narration), but given our […]
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
A healthy coming-of-age drama with some fresh new talents. I was supposed to be reviewing “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” last March, but because of this Corona nightmare, I had to wait either until […]
