Odds and Ends
One of my favorite regular features is this one that I do around this time every year. It’s my way of writing about a...
Extreme Job: Chicken Cops
I was waiting my whole life for someone to make a movie about fried chicken. I didn’t know that until I actually saw Extreme...
TV Glow: Pink Opaque
Who do we have in the way of trans filmmakers? We’ve had the Wachowski siblings, and now we have Jane Schoenbrun, who’s transfeminine and...
Animal World: House of Cards
I just saw this Chinese film called Animal World at AMC Grapevine Mills, and while it's not much good as a movie, it poses...
Best Documentaries of 2021
Maybe this pandemic has encouraged more people to watch documentaries at home. What’s certain is that not enough of them have made it to...
Uncut Gems: Howard’s End
Sometimes, it’s really fun to be the guy saying that the Christmas movie riding a wave of positive buzz is terrible. Uncut Gems is...
A Simple Favor: The Vanishing of Emily
I’ll admit I enjoyed A Simple Favor more than I expected to. That’s probably because I read the Darcey Bell thriller novel that it’s...
Thor: Good God Almighty
Everyone seems surprised that Kenneth Branagh is directing Thor. Well, I’m not. True, he made his name directing and starring in a string of...
Les Misérables: Do You Hear the Actors Sing?
I’ve never been a fan of Les Misérables, the Broadway musical, and the movie version reminded me of all the reasons: the bombast, the...
Mary Poppins Returns: Go Fly a Kite
Okay, so Mary Poppins Returns is loud. That’s the first word that’s coming to mind. There are others, too: It’s energetic, boisterous, and overbearing....
