Category: Movie

  • Minari, Tom & Jerry – 60

    Minari might be the perfect film to watch during this horrid wave of Anti-Asian and Anti-Asian American crime in the US to help others understand that we’re not different, we’re all human. Then there’s the visually unsettling and unnecessary Tom & Jerry to consider. Listen on Apple Podcasts Find resources on #StopAsianHate – https://stopaapihate.org/ More…

  • I Care a Lot, Supernova, Flora & Ulysses – 58

    Unfortunately you will probably not care much for I Care a Lot. In spite of the star power of Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci is not enough to make Supernova a stellar film. Finally there’s the family friendly Flora & Ulysses. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about I Care a Lot Poised with sharklike self-assurance,…

  • Judas and the Black Messiah, Barb & Star go to Vista del Mar, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Dead Pigs – 56

    Judas and the Black Messiah gives a skillful lesson for Black History Month. Barb & Star Go to Vista del Mar is the right brand of weird (for some). To All The Boys: Always and Forever stretches their characters too thin. Finally Cathy Yan‘s Dead Pigs is finally available in the US (just in time…

  • Malcolm & Marie, Bliss, Earwig and the Witch – 54

    Zendaya shows off her Ácting skills in Malcolm & Marie but does the movie live up to her talents? Bliss is far from delightful, and Earwig and the Witch lacks the spellbinding charm normally found in Studio Ghibli films.  Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Malcolm & Marie Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya…

  • The Little Things, Palmer, The Dig, Penguin Bloom – 52

    Three Academy Award winners do not an interesting film make in the crime thriller The Little Things. Justin Timberlake tries to put his progressive acting hat on in Palmer. Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes dig up some dirt (but not the interesting kind) in The Dig. Finally, Naomi Watts is wheelchair bound (but certainly not…

  • Jim Gaffigan for Troop Zero

    A blast from the archives with actor Jim Gaffigan on Troop Zero, are hot dogs sandwiches, and finding your tribe. Filmed at the Sundance 2019 Film Festival More about Troop Zero In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl (Mckenna Grace) dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at…

  • The White Tiger, Brothers By Blood – 50

    After watching The White Tiger we’re firmly committed that we should eat the rich. Also Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts bring their European talents to…. Philadelphia in Brothers By Blood. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The White Tiger Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful…

  • Outside the Wire, WandaVision (Spoiler Free) – 48

    Netflix is bringing us a movie a week in 2021 but if Outside the Wire is any indication that might not be a good thing. Also the highly stylized WandaVision hits Disney+. Plus One Night In Miami… and Promising Young Woman are now available to stream! Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Outside the Wire…

  • Pieces of a Woman, Fatale – 46

    January always brings a lull in the quality of films but the Vanessa Kirby led Pieces of a Woman and the Hilary Swank thriller Fatale do not bode well for our 2021 viewing prospects. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Pieces of a Woman Martha  and Sean  are a Boston couple on the verge of…

  • Top Films of 2020

    Picking my top films for 2020 was a peculiar experience this year. Normally the hardest part about curating this list is culling it down to just a certain number of films. However let’s be honest, 2020 was not the best year for movies. With theaters being shut, many of the films so many of us…