Film Review: ‘Protocol 17’s Bad Medicine
There’s no question that propaganda films can sometimes also be entertaining. Even if the premise is extreme to the point of amusement, there may be good kitsch value in, say,…
Film: ‘The Last Keeper’ for Hunting Lodges
“The Last Keeper” begins with grisly scenes of what looks to be an indiscriminate shooting of elk on the Scottish highlands, driven from helicopters flying menacingly above, leaving prey lying…
Friday TV: ‘Descendants 4’ Desecrations
Lewis Carroll might spin in his grave and Walt Disney would completely defrost if they ever caught a glimpse of “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+, streaming), the teeny-bop adaptation…
Film Review: Two New Titles from Angel Studios
The success last year of “Sound of Freedom” the child trafficking film that grossed $250 million and finished in the year’s Top 10 (despite its QAnon associations) has afforded Angel…
Uplifting the Barrooms: ‘The Reverend’
Vince Anderson enters the modest stage in robes and long beard, striking the image of Dr. John working magic in music through a keyboard, a growly soulful voice and a…
Movie Review: ‘Cabrini,’ the Activist Nun
Before its current popular usage, “Nevertheless, she persisted” could certainly have been applied to Francesca Cabrini, a 19th century nun from what is now Northern Italy. Determined, organized, successful in…
Film Review: Selina Ringel’s ‘You, Me & Her’
Things aren’t going well for Mags and Ash, an L.A. couple who are each busy struggling with their businesses — she’s forced to be a fund manager with her dismissive…
Film Review: ‘The Shift’ Bait and Switch
Trailers for “The Shift” makes it look like a sci-fi suspense thriller, with some recognizable stars (chief among them, Neal McDonough, above) and competent special effects such that people jump…
Film Review: ‘Escape From Extinction’
Anyone who has seen a sad monkey in a cage might quickly conclude zoos are the wrong way to treat animals. Bad treatment in such places was likely the standard…
Film Review: ‘Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview’
One highlight in Rick Pamplin’s documentary “Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview” is learning that the actor was the original choice for the George Spahn character in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 “Once…