This musical-inspired sequel lacks the make-up of the first movie. The first “Joker” from 2019 gave Joaquin Phoenix his first Oscar win as Arthur Fleck, a mentally disturbed man, who transitions into […]
Joker: Folie a Deux
The Outrun
Saorise Ronan ignites as a recovering alcoholic stuck in the past. The location of the Orkney Islands in “The Outrun” is beautifully photographed with the water, the seals, the green grass, and […]
The Wild Robot, Wolfs, A Mistake, Different Man, and Megalopolis Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about learning, fighting, mourning, and dreaming on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but […]
The Wild Robot, Wolfs, A Mistake, Different Man, and Megalopolis Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews learn, fight, mourn, and dream. This week’s video reviews consist of the animated feature “The Wild Robot” with the voice soft Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal, the crime thriller […]
Lee
Kate Winslet delivers as a woman who learns about the horrors of war. “Lee” is a war drama based on the life of Lee Miller (1907-1977), the American photographer and photojournalist, who […]
Megalopolis
A Coppola bomb decades in the making. Francis Ford Coppola is one of our most distinguished filmmakers. The “Godfather” trilogy, “Apocalypse Now,” “The Cotton Club,” and many others are classics from him. […]
Azrael
A silent horror film that looks great but lacks much explanation. You could say the latest IFC Films and Shudder horror film “Azrael” is like a cross between “A Quiet Place” and […]
The Wild Robot
One of the best animated films of the decade. There has been a lot of talk about animation being taken over by AI, which is also threatening to take over other things. […]
A Different Man
A wickedly funny film about a facial experiment that also changes a man’s insides. “A Different Man” is an A24 entry that uses an actor disguised by make-up for a deformity and […]
A Mistake
A medical drama that wins you over, even through some of its flaws. There’s a lot of mistakes in this world, so which mistake is “A Mistake” suggesting? Well, it regards an […]
