Movie

  • NBC Peacock’s Hitmen is a Dark Comedy for Light Viewing

    by - Aug 5, 2020
    The latest sitcom series that NBC’s Peacock has taken from overseas (after “Intelligence” from last month) is “Hitmen,” a comedy that mixes pitch-black humor with rapid, dry banter between the all-star duo of Mel Giedroyc and...
  • The CW’s Coroner Lacks Edge of Something New

    by - Aug 4, 2020
    When it comes to television procedurals, some basic tendencies must be accepted. The biggest being: a medical or science professional usually acts beyond the scope of their job. The CW’s newest series, “Coroner,” takes the habit...
  • Owning Your Faults: Kris Rey and Gillian Jacobs on I Used to Go Here

    by - Aug 4, 2020
    There are few places better suited for unintentional comedy than Zoom. At the end of my chat last week with writer/director Kris Rey and actor Gillian Jacobs about their wonderful new movie, “I Used to Go...
  • The Unloved, Part 80: The Eternal

    by - Aug 3, 2020
    Just in time for Michael Almereyda’s “Tesla,” the best American film of the year, to be released quietly on VOD (Almereyda seems to only get quiet releases), here’s a look back at one of the soulful magician’s...
  • Immigration Nation

    by - Aug 3, 2020
    “It is the strategy to tear families apart, which to me is unconscionable, and bring them maximum pain, and to use that as a deterrent.” – John Amaya, Former Deputy Chief, ICE Donald J. Trump does...
  • Celebrating Living Legend Norman Lear on His 98th Birthday

    by - Aug 3, 2020
    “Where can I go out and dig a mine deep enough for the gratitude that I feel? How high can I fly to reach a place that meets the depth of gratitude that I feel? ...
  • Wilford Brimley: 1934-2020

    by - Aug 2, 2020
    A notable character actor throughout his career, Wilford Brimley was too often reduced to fuel for punchlines about how old he looked at a young age, Quaker Oats, or even his Diabetes PSAs. His passing this...
  • The Secret: Dare to Dream

    by - Aug 2, 2020
    We could all use a little hope these days. More than a little, actually. But you won’t derive much inspiration from “The Secret: Dare to Dream” besides some unintentional laughter to briefly brighten your day. Based...
  • Black Is King

    by - Aug 1, 2020
    To be quite honest, I do not know why you are even here. Nothing I say, pro or con, is going to alter your desire to see “Black is King,” especially if you are a fan...
  • Alan Parker: 1944-2020

    by - Aug 1, 2020
    When looking at the filmography of Alan Parker, the celebrated British director who passed away today at 76, the word “eclectic” seems inadequate. Films as different as “Bugsy Malone” (1976), “Midnight Express” (1978), “Fame” (1980), “Pink Floyd:...