Tag: Bleecker Street

  • I.S.S, Origin – 404

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    We explore the unknown and possibly underpromoted depths of the I.S.S. Ava DuVernay breaks our hearts with Origin. Listen on Apple Podcasts

  • Renfield, Mafia Mamma, Sakra – 306

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    Find out if Nic Cage as Dracula in Renfield sucks (in a good or a bad way). Plus Toni Collette gets a paid trip to Italy in Mafia Mamma. Finally Donnie Yen leaps into the directors chair in the wuxia film, Sakra. Listen on Apple Podcasts

  • Three Thousand Years of Longing, Breaking, Funny Pages – 241

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    Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton leave us with more longing than satisfaction in George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing. John Boyega shines in the painful film Breaking. Funny Pages fails to turn our interest. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Three Thousand Years of Longing Dr Alithea Binnie is an academic – content with…

  • Elvis, Mr. Malcolm’s List, and Minions: The Rise of Gru – 222

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    Baz Lurhman’s Elvis is as bloated as the King himself at times. Mr. Malcolm’s List does it’s best to draw from the greats, but doesn’t necessarily achieve greatness itself. Finally Minons: The Rise of Gru strains our theory that a certain actress can do no wrong. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Elvis A thoroughly…

  • Top Films of 2021

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    It’s time for the top films of 2021! According to Nicole Kidman the movies are back! Yet there’s no denying it was another strange year. We got a flood of films that were delayed from 2020. There was an abundance of Marvel films and a bevy of streaming indies. Yet for all the fanfare about…

  • Cry Macho, I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch) – 124

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    It’s impressive that Clint Eastwood is alive and capable enough of making a movie at 91 years old, but at this point who is his audience with Cry Macho? Eastwood may give an unintentionally wooden performance in Cry Macho but at least Dan Stevens delivers an intentionally semi-robotic and fully romantic one in Germany’s Academy…

  • Army of the Dead, The Dry, Dream Horse – 87

    Army of the Dead, The Dry, Dream Horse – 87

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    Zack Snyder + zombies = formulaic fun? in Army of the Dead. Eric Bana in The Dry is a relatively dry thriller. Plus yes Dream Horse is the real name of a movie that is not aimed at children. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Army of the Dead Following a zombie outbreak in Las…

  • Wrath of Man, Together Together – 82

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    Is toxic masculinity ruining all the stakes in action movies? Jason Statham seems dead set on proving that in Wrath of Man. Meanwhile, Together Together explores single-dom in an unexpected and refreshing way. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Wrath of Man A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his…

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

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    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,…

  • I’m Your Woman, Wild Mountain Thyme, The Prom, Let Them All Talk – 36

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    Several misguided or outright boring films up for review this week with I’m Your Woman, Wild Mountain Thyme, and the Meryl Streep double feature of The Prom, and Let Them All Talk. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about I’m Your Woman Suburban housewife Jean (Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) lives a seemingly easy life,…