This comic book adaptation goes in the paper shredder. Vin Diesel is one of the top action stars in the entertainment world, but what the Hell was he thinking when he starred […]
Bloodshot
Onward, Wendy, Burnt Orange Heresy, Way Back, and Spenser Confidential video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of Disney and Pixar’s latest feature “Onward,” Benh Zeitlin’s independent version of the “Peter Pan” story “Wendy,” Donald Sutherland and Elizabeth Debicki in “The Burnt Orange Hersey,” […]
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
A funny, insightful, and emotional journey about The Band and its heroes. “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” serves as a haiku to The Band and its members, living and […]
The Way Back
Ben Affleck explodes inside and outside the basketball court. Ben Affleck has struggled with alcoholism and rehab in the past, and his latest entry, “The Way Back,” resonates with those former issues, […]
Spenser Confidential
Get ready for Mark Wahlberg’s made-for-Netflix flick. “Spenser Confidential” looks and feels like a made-for-Netflix movie withs its photography, narrative, and nonstop action; and it is. But it’s also a funny and […]
The Burnt Orange Heresy
This picture isn’t worth a thousand words. The most dazzling art movies I’ve seen this past decade include “Renoir,” “Tim’s Vermeer,” and “Never Look Away.” These films rank with the giants, because […]
Wendy
This independent version grows up way too fast. Writer/director Benh Zeitlin, the genius behind the dazzling “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” has made “Wendy,” an alternate version of the “Peter Pan” story […]
Onward
Far from a Pixar classic, but Holland and Pratt have their own magic. Disney and Pixar’s latest entry “Onward” has a similar vein as “Zootopia,” because it takes place in a parallel […]
Seberg, Emma, Jesus Rolls, and Invisible Man video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of Kristen Stewart as Jane Seberg in “Seberg,” Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma Woodhouse in “Emma,” John Turturro back as Jesus Quintana in “The Jesus Rolls,” Elisabeth Moss […]
The Invisible Man (2020)
Elisabeth Moss fights the monster and a broken system at the same time. I’ve had my doubts about this “Invisible Man” reboot, because of how “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise was a […]
