Any Day Now (review)
It’s 1979 and Alan Cumming’s character is making his meager living as a drag performer. He quickly meets a shy closeted hunk (Garret Dillahunt) and
Broken City
Mark Wahlberg plays a hardened NYC cop (is there any other kind?), who turns private detective after an on-duty controversy. He’s hired by the city’s
Barbara
European in so many ways.
Mama
For 5 years, 2 little girls are raised in the woods by a ghostly specter. When they’re returned to civilization, they move in with their
Jack the Giant Slayer
Yet another Hollywoodization of a classic tale. The titular character gets his beans and a princess to rescue from the land of giants. It gets
Phantom
Ed Harris stars as a washed-up Russian submarine captain (is there any other kind in movies?). His final mission includes a KBG agent (David Duchovny)
John Dies at the End
Cross “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” with “Men in Black” and you have a rough idea of what to expect. Two slackers stumble upon a
Monk
In the 17th century Spain, a baby is abandoned on the steps of a monastery and grows up a devoted priest and inspirational speaker (!)…until
Dead Man Down
You know when a movie trailer looks one way, but the movie is a whole different thing? Bingo! Colin Farrell broods as he
Oz the Great & Powerful
This prequel explains the Wizard’s backstory. After an enchanting opening title sequence, a scruffy traveling magician (James Franco, who’s kinda bland) gets blown into a
Koch
This is a doc about Ed Koch, a strong-willed, outspoken mayor of New York City. In addition to excerpts from interviews with him and his
Stoker
The movie starts at the funeral for Mr. Stoker. That leaves his introverted teenage daughter (Mia Wasikowska), his troubled wife (Nicole Kidman) and Uncle Charlie
Admission (review)
The movie’s title has several meanings and that’s part of the problem. Too much earnest message and not enuff laffs. Tina Fey plays an admissions
Two tsunami movies
Documentary on Hulu & narrative on Netflix
Nightbitch
Amy Adams gets werewolfy
Nosferatu
The vampire from Robert Eggers
Moses Ezekiel: A Portrait of a Lost Artist
Learn about this Jewish sculptor from Richmond
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet plays young Bob Dylan
The Six Triple Eight
A troupe of remarkable Black women deliver the mail in WWII
Laid
A woman discovers her exes are dying
Carry-On
TSA agent Taron Egerton deals a with a security threat
The Fire Inside
The 1st American woman to win Olympic boxing gold
No Good Deed
Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano play home sellers with a secret
Death of a Child Star
Meet the director & star of this movie
Mufasa: The Lion King
The “realistic” animation prequel
Two tsunami movies
Documentary on Hulu & narrative on Netflix
Nightbitch
Amy Adams gets werewolfy
Nosferatu
The vampire from Robert Eggers
Moses Ezekiel: A Portrait of a Lost Artist
Learn about this Jewish sculptor from Richmond
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet plays young Bob Dylan
The Six Triple Eight
A troupe of remarkable Black women deliver the mail in WWII
Laid
A woman discovers her exes are dying
Carry-On
TSA agent Taron Egerton deals a with a security threat
The Fire Inside
The 1st American woman to win Olympic boxing gold
No Good Deed
Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano play home sellers with a secret
Death of a Child Star
Meet the director & star of this movie
Mufasa: The Lion King
The “realistic” animation prequel
Juror #2
Clint Eastwood’s latest is one of his best
Queer
Daniel Craig in the title role from the Burroughs novella
Black Doves
Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw play spy/killers
Movieland renovations
Lots of changes between now and Spring
He’s been involved in 200+ projects
Kahil Dotay talks about some of his roles
The Order
Jude Law’s FBI agent searches for white supremacists
La Maison
Scandal and strife between 2 French fashion houses
The Return
Ralph Fiennes& Juliette Binoche in a classic myth
The Madness
Coleman Domingo in a mediocre thriller
Moana 2
The sequel
She plays a NYC cop
Krystle Lowe in Out of Spite
Maria
Angelina Jolie as diva Callas