Odds and Ends
I spend every December catching up with films that I didn’t see in the theater, and every year I find interesting ones that never...
Pain & Gain: Muscle Bay
Wonders never cease. Here’s Michael Bay, director of the Transformers movies and various other crimes against cinema, taking time out to helm a caper...
Sting: Along Came a Spider
Like many people, I have seen the superbly funny YouTube clip where film director Kevin Smith describes his experiences working on an aborted Superman...
Best Documentaries of 2020
Generally, this feature runs well before the Oscar nominations are announced, but not this year, as the news was revealed this past Monday. Thus,...
Bullet Train: Ladybug Express
Something to recognize about Japanese thrillers: Ridiculous comic elements are often baked in. It’s part of their sense of humor, and the zaniness can...
Get Out: I Am Not Your Negro
Historically, horror movies have not been a black thing. This is probably because, as many people before me have pointed out, real life for...
Norman: Anonymous Donor
I caught Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer this past weekend at the AMC Grapevine Mills, and I...
Personal Shopper: Get Ghost
An award-winner at Cannes last year, Personal Shopper has turned into an excuse for many film critics to re-assess Kristen Stewart and say, “Wow,...
Ad Astra: Gray Space
I remain stubbornly confounded by the adulation afforded to James Gray. Other intelligent filmgoers — both in my line of work and not —...
End-of-Summer Roundup
If you’ve been worn out by the summer blockbusters, now’s a good time to check out three low-budget films dropping in our multiplexes this...
