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When I saw the original BEETLEJUICE film in the theater at a sneak preview 36 years ago, I found it be a wonderfully imaginative and well-produced funhouse of a movie. It may have been unwieldy [...]

The 2024 movie season has now entered August and to my eyes, there are two genuine contenders for the Academy Award for Best Picture at this stage – DUNE: PART TWO, and now, SING SING. The latter [...]

They may be superheroes, but the heavy lifting required of both DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE in their latest adventure is a Herculean task. After all, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been [...]

When it comes to Natalie Portman’s career, you can probably count on one hand how many confident, upbeat characters she’s played. Her specialty is smart, nuanced portrayals of very troubled and [...]

Filmmaker Osgood Perkins has been making a name for himself in the world of horror for 15 years, and his new film LONGLEGS may be his most accomplished work yet. It has its share of flaws, but by [...]

In 2022’s X, filmmaker Ti West delivered a sleeper hit with his clever horror movie entitled X, riffing on both slasher movies and the adult film industry of the 70s. It was scary, funny, and [...]

Most of the films released so far this summer have undelivered, be it in terms of box office or quality, but HIT MAN is the first release that over-delivers. All but sneaking into your Netflix [...]

It’s all about the fuel. What drives the post-apocalyptic future down under in Australia. What drives mad men in their quest for power in such an environment. And what drives an innocent young [...]

There’s something rather extraordinary at the core of the new Netflix miniseries RIPLEY, based upon the famed 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. It’s what drives antihero [...]

Sometimes the marketing of films aims for the easiest, lowest-hanging fruit. The new British film WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is one such example. It’s being sold as a near farcical comedy, with two [...]