A sad and poignant stop motion opus. You know stop motion animation is maturing if we get snail semen, a judge being canned for masturbating, firecrackers exploding cotton, a sleazy magic shop […]
Memoir of a Snail
Venom 3, Conclave, Woman of the Hour, Anora, and Your Monster Video Reviews
CJ video reviews feature aliens, pope candidates, game show killers, strippers, and stage actors. This week’s video reviews consist of the Marvel sequel “Venom: The Last Dance” with Tom Hardy and Chiwetel […]
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
A must for all Bruce Springsteen fans. When the 2020 pandemic hit, obviously concerts were cancelled too, and people took delicate steps in making sure things would be back to normal again. […]
Hangdog
A good Indie comedy about a man with anxiety and a missing dog. In the independent circuit (and this one is streaming on AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime Video), there are some good […]
Venom 3, Conclave, Woman of the Hour, Anora, and Your Monster Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about aliens, pope candidates, game show killers, strippers, and stage actors on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which will not only hire people […]
Venom: The Last Dance
Goodbye to the franchise that didn’t work to begin with. People who have followed my work through the years will know that I’m not a big fan of the “Venom” movies, especially […]
Your Monster
An R-rated Beauty and the Beast romcom that works, even when it needs an attitude adjustment. When I handed my business card (which promotes this website and NEWHD Radio) to this cool […]
Anora
A sex comedy that scores big time. Sean Baker is a brilliant independent filmmaker with a list of entries including “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project,” and “Red Rocket.” His new film “Anora” is […]
Conclave
What goes down here is unholy and massively entertaining. In the election of a new pope, which is called a conclave, politics and religion emerges. Even in this world, there is corruption […]
Marielle Heller on Movie Genres
This voice in cinema knows a fresh genre when she sees it. I attended the Chicago International Film Festival, and at a screening of the upcoming movie “Nightbitch,” I asked director Marielle […]
