STREAMING – “La Signora di tutti” – (1934) – Max-i-mum Ophuls
I’ve really put a lot of effort into loving the films of Max Ophuls. Allow me to briefly recap. Years and years ago, I excitedly…
HOME VIDEO: “The Comic” (1968) – Slapstick of a Lesser Kind
That Dick Van Dyke is a talented physical comedian is beyond doubt. All one has to do is travel over to YouTube and watch this…
STREAMING: “Big Bad Mama” (1974) – Faux Hill-silly Fun
Some films are sober explorations of a specific time and place. These films seek to create the illusion of reality – to pull the viewer…
STREAMING: “The Midnight Sky” (2020) – Spaced Out and Grounded
Man, space is getting serious. In recent years, films such as “Gravity” (2013), “Interstellar” (2014) and “Ad Astra” (2019) have explored a part of the…
STREAMING: “Phil” (2019) – Opa No!
I first saw Greg Kinnear, on TV, way back in the mid-90s, when he was the host of “Later with Greg Kinnear” – I hear…
HOME VIDEO: “The Florida Project” (2017) – The Art of Not Showing Off
Handholding. We’re so used to it as a movie audience. Whether it’s a character’s too on-the-nose internal monologue, drawn out, overly expository dialogue or painfully…
STREAMING: “Mustang Island” (2017) – Less is More, More or Less
How do you shoot a breakup scene? Lots of dialogue? No dialogue? Interior? Exterior? During the day? At night? In lots of light? No light?…
STREAMING: “Bad Day for the Cut” (2017) – A Dish Best Not Served At All
Revenge films are everywhere. A big, kick-ass bucket full of these furious flicks have crowded the multiplexes in just the last few years alone, including:…
STREAMING: “Don’t Think Twice” (2016) – It’s Better Than Alright
Tight, talented, but obscure New York improv group is suddenly thrown into turmoil when one of its members gets tapped to join the cast of…
HOME VIDEO- “SUSPIRIA” (2018) – Every Witch Way But Loose
Argento’s original ” Suspiria” (1977) is a full on assault of sound and image. Within seconds of Jessica Harper, as Suzy Bannion, exiting the calm…