Movie Review: Anora
Remember the name Sean Baker. While Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, and Ryan Coogler get a LOT of the buzz as the great directors of their …
Comedy
Movie Review: Wolfs
Get a couple movie stars and a decent writer/director. It can be that simple. Jon Watts lives up to his last name, bringing the star …
Movie Review: Saturday Night
Live, 90 minutes, before air, it’s SATURDAY NIGHT!!!! Jason Reitman takes us back, behind the scenes before the first ever episode of one of the …
Movie Review: The Substance
The ingenue. The IT girl. The Hottie. The Sexpot. Hollywood has all sorts of names for the same thing: the beautiful, 18-35 year old woman …
Movie Review: My Old Ass
I’m always a sucker for a great coming of age story. But even I can admit the genre has gotten a little stale over years …
Movie Review: Kneecap
I can’t believe Ireland did it again. After John Carney reinvented the musical with Once 17 years ago, the boys of Kneecap put another new, …
Movie Review: Speak No Evil (2024)
American remakes of European films are always tricky propositions, especially horror/thrillers. European films are not afraid to go to bleak, dark endings, following through on …
Movie Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Surprise surprise! In an age of soulless retreads, the franchise with the soulless lead actually gives a damn. Tim Burton and Michael Keaton team up …
Movie Review: The Union
The Union is on the shortlist for best Netflix Algorithm screenplay. It’s got all the beats of something you can pay attention to when it …
Movie Review: Jackpot!
It makes sense that comedies have become streaming fodder. It’s too bad, since I have fond memories of big giant comedy moments in theaters with …