As post-apocalyptic dramas go, this one is adequate. I’ve seen much worse . . . but this should have been much better than it actually is. What it really needs is a cogent explanation of how the Earth’s oxygen (and, […]
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Cyrano (2021) ☆ ☆ ☆
The French story “Cyrano de Bergerac” has been told a number of times in the movies from the silent days to the COVID era. José Ferrer won an Oscar for his 1950 portrayal of the character. But I believe that […]
Continue reading »The Moon and Back (2022) ☆ ☆ 1/2
I really like the idea behind this little independent film because it could have been me fifty years ago. Maybe it should have been. Perhaps this story will inspire some young visual artist to put their fears and trepidations behind […]
Continue reading »The Green Knight (2021) ☆
As 2024 heads to a close I am trying to make a concerted effort to see and review some of the major films I have missed over the last three or four years. These are titles that, for one reason […]
Continue reading »Son of Gacy (2024) ☆ ☆
My friend, writer-director Pete Jacelone, premiered his new serial killer horror satire Son of Gacy last night at the Hawthorne Theatre in Hawthorne, New Jersey. I was there along with forty or fifty other friends, family and fans to witness his […]
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