Further Notes on The Odyssey
This past weekend, The Odyssey’s box office numbers exceeded even the wildest predictions of the people who prognosticate about such things, raking in more...
A Homecoming Odyssey
There are other epics, but you can argue that Homer’s Odyssey is the epic of epics. Composed centuries before Christ — by a man? a...
The Invite: Swing It!
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite reminds me of Woody Allen. I understand if you or she might not appreciate that comparison, but I can’t come...
Minions Go Hollywood
At last, they made a Minions movie just for me. Maybe not for you or for your kid, but for me and the other...
A Less Perfect Union
The concept of a Larry David sketch series must have sounded great. Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of TV’s longest-running shows that managed to stay...
Leviticus: Gay Panic
The horror movie Leviticus makes no overt reference to the Book of Leviticus. I dare say that gay readers are more familiar with the...
Supergirl: Straighten Up and Fly Right
Forget superhero movies for a second. There are so many stories about sons born into privilege who waste their youth on pleasures and have...
Toy Story 5: Jessie’s Girl
Cast your mind back to 1999, when Toy Story 2 conjured up Pixar’s most crushing moment in its history thus far. That film was...
Daughter Vengeance
Just in time for Father’s Day, an all-Black cast of characters brings us this revenge thriller. If not for the smartphones that the characters...
The Furious Styles
Let’s clear this up: The Furious has nothing to do with The Fast and the Furious series, even though one actor appears in both....
