Encounter
There’s few things more annoying than the cinematic bait and switch; setting up the idea of one movie in the minds of an audience, then delivering something else. Sometimes it’s...
“The Tender Bar” Is A Nice, Family-Centered But Ultimately Mundane Film
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle’s bar.Movie Review: “The Tender Bar” Is A Nice, Family-Centered But Ultimately Mundane Film
Being the Ricardos
While the world seems to be spinning out of control, Hollywood seems to reach further and further back into the past for ideas and inspiration; writer and director Aaron Sorkin...
“BEING THE RICARDOS” (2021)
“Luuuuuucy… I’m Home.” Probably one of the most timeless, classic … that is still uttered today. But behind the scenes of not only the “I Love Lucy” show itself, but...
News from Catland
The Benedict Cumberbatch cat movie is better than the Benedict Cumberbatch dog movie, in our view. Not just because the dog movie has no dogs, just shadow that looks a...
REVIEW: “ENCOUNTER” (2021)
Well to say this film went into the unexpected might not quite sum up completely as writers Joe Barton and Michael Pearce, whom directs as well, take us on a...
Amazon Prime Adds 51 New Movies Today
Amazon today is adding 51 new movies to its Prime lineup, which is free to all Prime members. The new films include The Nutty Professor, Eddie Murphy’s hilarious remake of...
“The Mad Women’s Ball” (2021)
Treatment of mental illnesses has never been straightforward. Through prescribed medicines, it keeps the insane mind in control, but only temporarily, until the sanity goes away completely. There is always...
Vikings (2013-2020)
The History Channel’s flagship series Vikings aired its last episode in December. And though this celebrated work is finally in the history books, its legacy will live on. It isn’t...
TIFF 2021: “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. A true artist never connects with the real world. In fact, he/she creates one’s own where all others can join in to admire the...
Jolt
The Premise: Lindy (Kate Beckinsale) suffers from Intermittent Explosive Disorder, which causes her anger, and indeed even mild annoyance, to turn into deadly violence. When provoked, she snaps, and good...
The Fortune
Turning up on Amazon Prime’s streaming service like a lost sock, Mike Nichols’ forgotten comedy is a star-powered throwback to the screwball comedy era, top-lined by Jack Nicholson and Warren...
Escape From Pretoria
Two white South African men are for fighting for equal civil rights. However, whilst trying to spread their message using leaflet bombs they are arrested and charged to 10 years...
SEX, DRUGS & BICYCLES (2020)
Greetings again from the darkness. For anyone who still believes documentaries are dry and boring, the cure is this latest from Jonathan Blank, a filmmaker who returns to Holland 25...
The War Zone (1999)
An alienated teenager, Tom (Freddie Cunliffe) saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret. I stumbled across this film...
Those People Next Door (1953)
During the war, a titled family object to their squadron leader son’s engagement to the daughter of a factory worker. This is a film I watched due to the desire...
Carnival Row
Amazon Prime Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne Jarred Harris Suspense, Fantasy, Drama A serial killer is loose in Carnival Row, and the government turns a blind eye...
Street Scene (1931)
A husband’s violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act. I noticed this film was on Prime and decided to watch...
Carcera (2018)
A young woman (Lene Kqiku) awakes drugged and restrained in a strange house, but her captor may be more than he appears. I encountered this short film on Amazon Prime....
I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot (2020) ★★★ / ★★★★ Marla Grayson is a taker. We learn right from the get-go that her goal is to be filthy rich and if that...
