He must be the most beloved figure who actually isn’t easy to like. At age 81, he is a tragic figure. Is redemption too late?
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‘Quad Gods’ | This Is How They Roll
Everything from gunshots to a popped tire unexpectedly brought them to this place. But don’t count their future out.
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MoviePass, MovieCrash | If It Seems too Good to Be True…
MoviePass went from a Wall Street darling to almost literally worthless within 8 years.
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‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ | She Turned the World On
there has never been a night on network TV as out-of-this-world as Saturday nights in 1973.
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‘Jason Isbell: Running with Our Eyes Closed’
It’s so personal, so intimate, that it’s almost awkward to see him lay himself so bare. But it’s so good.
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‘Hostages’ | Never-Before-Seen Footage Tells Helluva Story
The hostages and captors are all in their 60s or older. Their look back is clear-eyed, sober and fascinating. This story is about much more than 444 days
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‘Escape from Kabul’| Harrowing Doc Shows What You Missed
This is not a political post – it’s a review. A doc about people literally chasing enormous planes down the runway and the Marines who’ll never forget.
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‘The Janes’ Looks Back to When Choice Meant Prison or Death
The warnings you hear about the returning to pre-Roe vs Wade times sound hyperbolic…until you hear retired Grandmas telling their stories.
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‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ | Worthy 2-Part Docuseries
by the end of it all, I was quite moved. And I couldn’t think of a single point of disagreement between that old man and, well, this old man.
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‘The Murders at Starved Rock’ |True Crime Docuseries Review
It looks like another “false confession” doc, but it ends up being about much more and examines the very nature of truth and memory.
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‘Listening to Kenny G’ Doc |Even the Haters Will Smile
75 million records sold is its own brand of protective underwear. Michael Bolton and Nickelback have pairs just like it.
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‘Jagged’ Review | Alanis Morissette Looks Back in Revealing Doc
Now a Mom in her late 40s with a cogent perspective on a 21 year old conquering the world and lighting the fuse to an explosive cultural phenomenon
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‘A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks’ | Great Stories from Behind the Lens
You know so many of his iconic photos, and now you’ll hear the stories behind them, and see why he’s the inspiration for photojournalists today
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‘Four Hours at the Capitol’|Just the Sickening Facts
Oh, have I said anything political so far? If you think I have, it’s because you’re watching one of those aforementioned channels. Watch this instead.
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Review:’In the Same Breath’|Intense, Emotional Wuhan Origins
The story is powerful and infuriating. The storytelling is skillful, artful and humane.
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Review: ‘Our Towns’ Shows A Divided Country at Its Best
You could argue that their cinematography is so breathtaking, so complete, that you could have made this doc without narration or a host.
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Review: ‘The Little Things’ with Denzel, Rami and Jared. 2 out of 4 Stars.
Normally, this is the kind of movie I really like; the genre, the look, the cast. But somehow “The Little Things” goes down as a disappointment. Not for lack of talent. I mean three Oscar winners in the cast, all of whom deliver exactly the performances you expect from them.…
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Review: The Lady and the Dale – Take This Ride!!
If The Lady and the Dale were just about a talented con-man who learned the art of the hustle at an early age, it would be worth watching. If it were just about that same grifter and his wife and 5 kids constantly moving from one part of the country…
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