Two fine performances, one underwritten script. “The Absence of Eden” is a drama that wants to show us the pathos of illegal Mexican immigrants dealing with the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, […]
The Absence of Eden
Arcadian
An entertaining post-apocalyptic thriller with smart and reckless survivors. “Arcadian” is an action horror movie that also works as a family drama. The father lives in a remote farmhouse with his twin […]
Civil War
A nationwide war zone in a full throttle movie. Alex Garland’s latest movie “Civil War” is like watching a vision of the future. If the world keeps up with all the violence […]
The Greatest Hits
Not a broken record, just a good-hearted time travel movie. Two years ago, I wasn’t a fan of the made-for-Peacock movie “Meet Cute,” which had Kaley Cuoco playing a woman desperate to […]
The People’s Joker
The Clown Prince of Crime becomes the Clown Trans of Comedy. Who says there can’t be a gay superhero or supervillain in the superhero world? Who says no one would have the […]
Monkey Man, Asphalt City, Casagrandes, Chicken for Linda, STEVE! martin, and The Beast Podcast Reviews
CJ reviews movies about fighters, paramedics, daughters, comedians, and past lives on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NEWHD Radio, which will not only hire people on the Autism […]
Wicked Little Letters
The clues add up in this cute and vulgar British whodunit. “Wicked Little Letters” tells the story of a devout Christian woman in Littlehampton, England 1920s, who keeps getting harassing letters, and […]
Monkey Man, Asphalt City, Casagrandes, Chicken for Linda, STEVE! martin, and The Beast Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews deal with fighters, paramedics, daughters, comedians, and past lives. This week’s video reviews consist of Dev Patel’s directorial debut of “Monkey Man,” the drama “Asphalt City” with Tye Sheridan […]
The First Omen
Look readers, this prequel is all for you. “The Omen” from 1976 has its share of iconic horror nostalgia from the evil child Damien to the nanny hanging herself to Gregory Peck’s […]
Scoop
A so-so retelling on the interview about the Prince Andrew-Jeffrey Epstein bombshell. Try not get confused with the Woody Allen movie, when you come across my review of “Scoop.” This one is […]
