Another type of film that is tough to watch is the psychological drama such as The Father, where things simply are not what they seem.  Part of the fun of such a film is trying to deduce what is real and […]

There are bound to be a host of cinematic explorations of our Covid year (hey, “Our Covid Year” is a promising title!), and, in fact, some have already appeared.  I think the early ones, like this film and Songbird, for instance, […]

Faithful readers, you are in for a rare spectacle.  This is going to be a double review, and I may very well go off the rails delivering it.  Every once in a while I become provoked, and I must respond. […]

My first theatrical 2021 release is a science-fiction film featuring the stars of other sci-fi and fantasy films.  I love science-fiction more than just about any other genre, so I am perhaps overly critical when projects don’t deliver what I […]

Another recent independent feature that I like is the (un)romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery.  It is another New York story with young people looking for, and largely failing to find, romantic happiness in the Big Apple.  We’ve all seen this […]

I’m not a huge fan of independent movies but when they are done well they are as good or better than most Hollywood product.  Still Here is a strong example of that; it tackles a difficult, harrowing subject with honesty […]

Movies can, and often do, reveal things about our history that we were never taught in school.  This is one of them, and the lesson is that the great mime, Marcel Marceau, actually helped rescue hundreds, if not thousands of […]

Now here is another alien movie — because Sonic is from another world, you know — with a big budget, and a big star, and yet it still receives the same rating as the low-budget independent flick Useless Humans.  That’s because Useless […]

Few genres of films ignite my interest as much as science fiction, especially when they involve aliens or the threatened destruction of Earth.  I can’t help it, it’s just what floats my boat.  So when this minor little low-budget independent […]