Biography

Being the Ricardos

I Love Lucy. That’s all you need to say and, regardless of generational divide, a scene will flash into everyone’s mind. It might be a woman stomping grapes with her feet, a couple knocking each […]

Comedy

Black Friday

When I think Horror Comedy, one name comes to mind first – Bruce Campbell. So, when I saw the trailer for Black Friday, I knew I had to watch it. This would, in some small […]

Comedy

Silent Night

In what might be a first for me… I am not sure how to rate this film. I do, however, think that it is important that I include this note from the writer/director before I […]

Crime

Ida Red

Ida Red has a highly recognizable cast. That’s probably the biggest draw to the film because the synopsis doesn’t do it justice. The film is actually pretty good, but you need to dig a little […]

Drama

Boiling Point

Let’s start with honesty… I didn’t expect much from Boiling Point. In fact, after seeing the trailer, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to review the film. The trailer looked like it had been put together […]

Action

Red Notice

How do you make a perfect action comedy popcorn flick designed to provide pure entertainment for 2 hours? You put Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot together in a film written by Rawson Marshall […]

Holiday

Home Sweet Home Alone

We have a new entry in the Home Alone franchise. As far as my wife and I are concerned, there are only two films in the franchise – the original 1990 Home Alone and the (possibly better […]

Documentary

Mayor Pete

I was intrigued by Buttigieg. He had a remarkable composure, evident intelligence, and a gift for conveying complex ideas in ways that felt graspable. But could his underdog campaign possibly be successful? Could a small-town […]

Action

Nightshooters

I saw Nightshooters as part of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, but, somehow, did not publish the review. This was a horrible oversight on my part as the film was a lot of fun to […]