Despite being a huge Batman fan, I didn’t love Matt Reeve’s THE BATMAN. I thought it was tedious and overlong. It had so much potential but could’ve been a shorter film or a TV series. In walks… or waddles THE PENGUIN. A lived-in crime series that depicts Gotham in a way that I’ve always dreamed (or had nightmares) about. It’s what THE BATMAN should’ve been – a TV series. This would’ve allowed the characters to live and breathe as they…
Continue ReadingOscar season has officially begun. Though it kicks off with a comedy this time....…
Continue Reading"And (perhaps) the Oscar for Best Animated Feature goes to..."…
Continue ReadingSomewhat phoned-in by all involved, but fun and well done nonetheless...…
Continue ReadingIn the heartfelt and informative documentary WILL & HARPER, Will Ferrel and Harper Steele set out on the ultimate road trip about friendship. The premise of this film is simple. Two lifelong friends discuss and learn what it’s like to support one another after one transitions to being a woman. That story alone would have been compelling. Yet, director Josh Greenbaum adds more to the mix and has them go on a 3000-mile road trip through transphobic parts of the…
Continue ReadingThe best kind of biographical documentary is the one that scrutinizes all of the parts of their subject’s life – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and that is what we get in this moving documentary about the two lives of Christopher Reeve. An accomplished stage actor, Chris was tapped to play the Man of Steel in the first modern superhero movie, and even today, decades later, his performances as Superman and Clark Kent still ring true. Virile,…
Continue ReadingONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING sent this reviewer over-the-moon. All I can think to say out loud is I have been “Jonked.”…
Continue ReadingAGATHA ALL ALONG is traveling The Road without any cell service.…
Continue ReadingWOMEN IN BLUE was entertaining to watch due to the historical and inspiring plot line. Kudos to the writers and the talented cast who brought the series to life. So many today stand on the original first sixteen determined shoulders. Here’s my season review breakdown. E1-E2 🤩 “WOMEN IN BLUE is just getting warmed up. It is a huge plus for me when I get to learn something new while solving a murder mystery and fighting the good fight for…
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