Terrifier

On Halloween night, Tara and Dawn (Jenna Kanell, Catherine Corcoran) leave a party and realize that they’re followed by an intimidating clown (David Howard Thornton). Art the Clown originally showed…

Oliver: Picking a Pocket or Two

Mark Lester. Photo: Columbia In a list I made a few years ago, I considered naming this movie the worst Best Picture winner of the 1960s. Because of the quality…

No Time to Die: Farewell, Mr. Bond

Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas. Photo: United Artists Releasing Like most of its predecessors, No Time to Die promises its audience that ”James Bond will return”. That’s a comfort…

Predator 2 

Los Angeles, 1997; as drug cartels battle each other in the streets, cop Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) learns that a mysterious, deadly creature is getting involved. The sequel to Predator…

Cruella 

Ten years after her mother’s death, Estella Miller (Emma Stone) is noticed by a prominent fashion designer (Emma Thompson) who takes her under her wing… but Estella finds a reason…

Weekend: Love In a Painfully Straight World

Tom Cullen and Chris New. Photo: Peccadillo Pictures Love is still controversial to the Catholic Church, at least if it is displayed between men. As late as 2016, the British…

CODA 

In Gloucester, Massachusetts, teenager Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones) is torn between helping her deaf family manage their fishing business and maybe having a career as a singer. A remake of…

Free Solo: El Cap One Step at a Time

Alex Honnold. Photo: National Geographic In September 2019, the term ”free solo” was added to Merriam-Webster’s English dictionary. The reason was this film and its ability to take what used…

The Suicide Squad 

When the government of a small South American nation is overthrown, a new Suicide Squad is assembled… but there are obviously ulterior motives behind the mission. The sequel to the…

Who Saw Him Die? 

In Malmö, teacher Sören Mårtensson (Per Oscarsson) is struggling in the classroom and at home, failing to gain the respect and confidence that he needs. Jan Troell’s second film was…