Review: Bill & Ted Face the Music
Talk about raising the stakes! In 1989, Bill & Ted – informed by a visitor from the future that they were destined for musical greatness - went on a most…
Review: The Bare Necessity (Perdrix)
This French comedy is definitely for those who like their films on the quirky side. In it a young woman named Juliette (Maud Wyler, Blue Is the Warmest Colour) is…
Review: All Together Now
We must be in the final throes of summer, with yet another teen drama based on a popular Young Adult (YA) book. Netflix brings us All Together Now, a sometimes…
Review: Driven to Abstraction
As the saying goes, when something seems to good to be true, it probably is. Driven to Abstraction is a documentary about the biggest art scandal of this century. I…
Quickie Review: Words on Bathroom Walls
Words on Bathroom Walls is the latest in a string of films adapted from popular novels - YA and otherwise. But as far as I can tell, it's only being…
Review: American Street Kid
In this powerful documentary, director Michael Leoni headed to the streets of Los Angeles to see what it's like to be a homeless kid. Initially he was planning on shooting…
Review: Tesla
I've been interested in inventor Nikola Tesla's life and work for ages, so I was excited that a feature film was going to take him on. And I love Ethan…
Quickie Review: The Prey
Human hunting movies seem to be the thing right now. Early this year there was the controversial American film The Hunt that disappeared onto Netflix in the blink of an…
Review: Chemical Hearts
Chemical Hearts doesn't quite fit the mold of a typical teenage romantic drama. Sure, there's plenty of teen drama and teen angst and teen heartbreak. But there's also an extra…
Review: Desert One
Unfortunately, I am old enough to remember the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-80; but the memories are vague. I recall watching Ted Koppel’s nightly updates (the precursor to Nightline), grieving…
Review: Coup 53
Looking for a political thriller to suck you in for a couple of hours? Then watch this documentary. Iranian director Taghi Amirani spent ten years filming his obsessive hunt for…
Review: Sputnik
Russia, 1983. The Cold War is still raging. Two men are orbiting earth in a spacecraft, preparing for their reentry when there is an incident. And when they crash land…
Review: Jazz on a Summer’s Day
The Newport Jazz Festival is America's oldest jazz festival, having begun in 1954. All the luminaries of the genre have played there, and many of the best recordings of their…
Review: Made In Italy
What are the odds of two films set in Italy, where art plays a prominent role, both coming out on the same day? I guess, in a pandemic, all bets…