Movie Views

Did people scream when they first saw this famous final scene in The Public Enemy? In a crowded movie house back in 1931, I would

1 star A reclusive survivalist lives with his family in a cabin about as far off the grid as possible. He spends his days training

4 stars There is a familiarity found when watching the first part of writer/director Maryam Keshavaraz’s new movie, The Persian Version, a feeling that although

2 stars This is the way I imagine it: (The phone rings a dozen times. On the 13th ring, Nick Cage Picks up.) Nick Cage:

1 star In his previous two outings as Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile

4 stars Transformation is always a word thrown around when film fans (or the press) start talking about great acting performances. Daniel Day-Lewis ‘transforms’ into

“I’d like to say a few words about a guy I know, a friend of mine. His name is Brian Piccolo.” Nov. 31, 1971. It

3 stars Many good horror movies start by setting up a simple premise, a rule or tradition, or belief that the people on the screen

1 star Many times while watching The Pod Generation, I was tempted to shut it off; the story felt more like a lecture than a

1 star In Shortcomings, Sherry Cola plays Alice, a bright, sassy single grad student looking for love, or at least good sex, in Berklee. It’s

2 ½ stars A frustrated nerd with dorky glasses, a bad combover, and absolutely no luck meeting women goes to a massage parlor, gets a

2 ½ stars Jackie Chan and John Cena made a movie together called Hidden Strike. It was “released” on Netflix on July 28. And if

3 stars Long before Margot Robbie became Barbie or Cillian Murphy became Oppenheimer,  when she was a little girl in Australia, and he was a

2 stars The Miracle Club features a dream team of brilliant actresses: Maggie Smith (2 Oscars, 3 Nominations), Kathy Bates (1 Oscar, 3 Nominations), and

3 ½ stars Before we start, let’s take a moment to recognize the excellence of  Foley Artist Samantha González and the entire sound department of

Never was a woman violated as profanely…  Never was a woman subject to inhuman love like this…  Never was a woman prepared for a more