Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
…Beetlejuice. And just like that, he’s back! Michael Keaton steps back into the iconic horror-comedy bio-exorcist role he possessed in 1988 under the direction of the supernaturally imaginative Tim Burton.…
The Falling Star (L’étoile filante)
This droll French comedy caper is from Abel & Gordon, the writing/directing/acting duo behind one of my favorite films from a few years back, Lost In Paris. It begins with…
Between the Temples
Between the Temples is a quirky little melodrama tinged with dry humor and a 1970s aesthetic that is sure to conjure up Bar and Bat Mitzvah memories for people of…
My Penguin Friend — A Family Friendly Flick
My Penguin Friend is a sweet human/animal friendship story, perfect for the whole family. Based on a real events, it stars Jean Reno (Da Five Bloods, Léon: The Professional) as…
The Vow from Hiroshima
Last year's mega-hit Oppenheimer had people celebrating the invention of the Atomic Bomb and its destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nothing was said of the civilians on the ground in…
The Instigators
You cast a couple of very bankable star leads and a strong contingent of other big name actors in cameos, and you start with a pretty good premise. And then,…
Deadpool & Wolverine
This one's easy. Have you seen Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Wolverine, Logan and various other X-Men flicks, the Avengers movies, "Loki" (on Disney+), etc.? Did you know that studio buyouts made…
Twisters
Is it a sequel? Is it a remake? Does it even matter? Twisters is a wild, entertaining and periodically intense ride that needs to be seen on the big screen…
Tuesday
I am a big fan of movies that take creative risks, especially when they actually work! Tuesday is one of those films. It is a small film, a very courageous…
Fancy Dance
At the same time Lily Gladstone was working on Killers of the Flower Moon, in her off time she was commuting to the Seneca-Cayuga reservation nearby, shooting Fancy Dance, a…
Longlegs
I am not a horror film aficionado by any stretch. It isn't that I don't enjoy a good scare, but I've found most of the films in the genre that…
I AM: CELINE DION
The year was circa 2004. I was living in LA and won (in a silent auction) primo tickets to see Celine Dion at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. I grabbed…
The Garfield Movie
Pre-pandemic, I would not have bothered going to a movie about Garfield the cat. I simply didn't care all that much about the comic strip cat known for his laziness,…
The Listener
Tessa Thompson (Creed, Sorry to Bother You) stars in this quietly powerful drama as Beth, a crisis helpline volunteer who answers calls from people in various states of distress. She…
Problemista
This utterly delightful comedy is written and directed by and stars former SNL writer Julio Torres as Alejandro, a Salvadoran immigrant with big dreams of becoming a toy designer. His…