A prequel that’s full of pure imagination. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has been labeled one of Roald Dahl’s most celebrated books, which transitioned into two film versions. One was the classic […]
Wonka
Fast Charlie
Pierce Brosnan sure is fast as a hitman avenging the late James Caan. The loss of James Caan hasn’t gone out with a whimper. As a kid, I’ve learned his name through […]
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Not as crispy as the first, but still tasty enough for me. The original “Chicken Run” from Aardman Animation was a delightful stop-motion film about a flock of chickens in Yorkshire who […]
Silent Night, Leave the World Behind, Good Burger 2, Candy Cane Lane, and The Boy and the Heron Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies that get quiet, fearful, nostalgic, festive, and spiritual on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, […]
Candy Cane Lane, The Boy and the Heron, Eileen, Monster, and Maestro Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews get festive, spiritual, devious, secretive, and musical. This week’s video reviews consist of the holiday comedy “Candy Cane Lane” with Eddie Murphy and Jillian Bell, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated […]
The Zone of Interest
You can easily tell this Nazi drama is a horror film. In his first feature since “Under the Skin,” writer/director Jonathan Glazer gives Martin Amis’ book “The Zone of Interest” a gripping […]
Origin
Ava DuVernay emotionally expresses the misery of racism and hate. In her first film since “A Wrinkle in Time,” writer/director Ava DuVernay makes “Origin” a poetic and truthful movie about how hated […]
A Disturbance in the Force
A fun doc about that holiday special that tainted the force. A year after the first “Star Wars” movie “A New Hope” came out, there was a holiday special so atrocious that […]
The Best TV Series of 2023
I love Luci, Lasso, Loki, and Lyonne. I don’t watch as much new TV shows, as most of you have. As I told Spencer Grammer, the voice of Summer Smith on “Rick […]
Poor Things
A visionary and comical wonder from Yorgos Lanthimos. Some people would like to consider the visual style “Poor Things” in the tradition of Tim Burton. They’re probably right, but I was also […]
