Seeing the real Ferrell break down and cry is just one of the many surprises on this road trip through America with a 61-year-old in a dress?
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‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ | Heat Still On?
It’s clear that nostalgia is going to carry this 4th installment of the franchise. That’s not a bad thing.
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‘The Diplomat’ is a Goodwill Programming Ambassador
The vibe of The Diplomat is kind of an amalgamation of shows I’ve liked: The Crown, Madam Secretary, and West Wing,
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‘The Strays’ | Solid Thriller, Horror-Lite
Are they victims or victimizers or a bit of both? The Strays gets its thrills with these questions
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‘Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal’ Deeper Than Headlines
Burned out by all the coverage? This gripping doc comes with more details and new angles.
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‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’| Meme to Murder
The guy with the great sound bite is obviously mentally ill. But we threw appearance fees and free beer at him.
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‘Wendell & Wild’ | Amazing Animation, Not for Young Kids
The Stop Motion animation is artful and eye-popping, but the storyline is too dark for younger kids and almost too plot heavy.
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‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ Somewhat Saved by Mila Kunis
The book is surely better, but having Mila Kunis as a constant presence makes it irresistibly watchable.
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‘Blonde’ | Artful, Controversial Take on Marilyn Monroe
You don’t have to like the film, but it absolutely cannot be dismissed. Expect Oscar noms
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‘The Most Hated Man on the Internet’ | Dirt Bag Gets His Due
It makes your blood boil, but knowing that this dirt bag is going down makes it a satisfying cat and mouse story
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‘D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!’ | New Angles on Old Crime
I thought I’d seen and read everything about this true crime over the years – this film introduces some compelling new elements
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‘The Gray Man’ | Better Than You’ve Heard | Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling proves to be the perfect antidote to the self-serious spy thrillers, even as it steals from the same template.
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Hate Ricky Gervais? You Still Gotta Love ‘After Life’
He’s known for his self-satisfied smugness and his annoyingly loud cackle, but underneath it all, Gervais has a heart – and it’s a welcome sight.
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Why ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Feels Like a Good TV Throwback
Remember when we used to watch network TV shows, one episode a week, with commercials? This is that vibe but no commercials and you can binge it!
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‘Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives’ | True Crime Series Review
It seems like this is the year of ‘I Can’t Believe She Fell For That’ docs, but this is a really good one.
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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ | Ignore the Haters
It’s a great example of what it is, even if it’s not a good model of what it isn’t trying to be – the 1974 original
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‘In From the Cold’ Series Review | A Thrilling, Fun Binge
In episode 1, some things happened that made me think I wouldn’t be down for the series. Turns out to be a really fun, exciting watch for the whole season.
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‘Don’t Look Up’ Review | It’s Not the End of the World
Yeah, there are some laughs, I recommend viewing the trailer below to get a feel for the brand of humor. The performances are played straight, as they should be.
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‘The Unforgivable’ with Sandra Bullock, Forgettable|2 Stars
Hard to believe two Oscar-winners and an amazing cast could all be so underutilized, but it happens. You just have to forgive and move on.
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‘Passing’ | Every Frame Gorgeous, Every Performance Moving
Remember the names of these three women- you’ll be hearing them mentioned a lot as we head into awards season.
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‘The Harder They Fall’ Review | A Certain Best Picture Contender
This all Black Western continues film history’s thread of hyper-violent Cowboy flicks. For many reasons, it is one of 2021’s best movie viewing experiences.
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Review: ‘Fever Dream’ | Famed Novel Now A Cool & Trippy Film
If you like to re-watch movies to see what you missed the first time, Fever Dream will have you hitting repeat when the credits roll.
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Review: ‘YOU’ Season 3| Desperate Housewives & Mr. Mom
YOU has already been renewed for a 4th season – so no matter what you think of season 3’s final episode, it’s not the last you’ll see of this series.
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True Crime Review: ‘The Phantom’ Pulse-Pounder Exposes Truth
Police quickly found their suspect. It was all so easy. Too easy.
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Review: ‘Midnight Mass’ More Thoughtful Than Your Average Horror Series
It takes a long time to get where it’s going, but ultimately delivers a thoughtful, deeply felt narrative that has its share of blood and a couple of scares.
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Review: Not All The Clouds Are Happy in New Bob Ross Documentary
I was afraid that the film was going to end up revealing that Ross wasn’t the mensch he seemed to be, but, no- he really was a good dude.
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Review: ‘Misha and the Wolves’| Riveting Doc Gets to the Truth of the Story
Some stories too good to be true. But, oh, how we want to believe what we want to believe. We are living in a time where that has never been more apparent.
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Review:“Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord” A Slick True Crime Doc
Blends elements of True Crime, DIY, and the rise and fall of a businessman who got too cocky – all into one 90 minute feature.
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Review: ‘Tattoo Redo’ | When a Cover-Up Is a Life-Changer
Yes, it is especially interesting to folks with tattoos, but what makes the show watchable is the viewer’s empathy with the participants.
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Review:’Elize Matsunaga:Once Upon A Crime’ A Rare Miss from Netflix
What would have made for an engrossing 90 minute feature, has been stretched thin into a four-part series that treads the same ground over and over again
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True Crime Review: ‘Heist’ Makes You Root for the Crooks
Ever find yourself kinda rooting for the bad guy in a story? You know he’s done something wrong and you know the cops are just doing their jobs, but…still.
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True Crime Review: ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork’ Fascinates and Frustrates
The series is populated with cops and journalists and local citizens who recount that period with clarity and charming accents.
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Review: Animated ‘Wish Dragon’ Delights and Surprises.
Despite blatant borrowing from other films, Wish Dragon emerges with its own identity – it’s delightful.
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True Crime Doc Review: ‘Nail Bomber: Manhunt’ | 3 Stars
I recommend watching the film with as little advance knowledge as possible. Why? Because the doc plays as a murder mystery.
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‘High on the Hog’ Feeds Your Soul With Both Food and History
If it looks like the kind of series you’d like, you’re right. If it looks like the kind of thing you aren’t interested in, give it a chance.You won’t regret it.
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‘The Sons of Sam’ Docuseries Makes Case For Multiple Killers
I am so hooked on True Crime docs that it’s basically the main thing I use my streaming services for. The genre has just gotten so damn good.
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‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Hilarity with an Edge And A Heart
What is fresh and different is the degree of irreverence, the striking artwork, the snappy dialogue.
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Review: ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me’: Throwback to 90s Sitcoms
I am not mad at ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!’. In fact, I’m ok with the ‘comfy slipper’ aspects of those likeable but less than great sitcoms of the 80s and 90s.
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‘Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute’ Makes Your Ears Feel So Good.
this concert film is the kind of thing you can listen to without necessarily watching it. You can also enjoy it more than once.
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‘This is a Robbery’ | Crime Docuseries Digs Deep Into Mystery
The series becomes more than a whodunnit, it also serves as a “where are they now?” mystery.
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Review: ‘Worn Stories’ Weaves Tales and Spins Yarns That Are Fascinating
clothing is just a clever device to get us through the door and into the lives of a fascinating array of people.
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Oscar Nominees: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Wins This One. Bet On It
If you are a betting person who plays the office Oscar pool, the surest bet of the night is that the late Chadwick Boseman will win
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Review: ‘Biggie: I Got A Story to Tell’ Has A Lot You Know, But Some You Don’t
Those most interested in the material will already know most of his story, but the new documentary ‘Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell’ dishes out numerous revelations for those who only know the hits and the fact that he was gunned down at the age of 24, about 6…
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Review: ‘The Sinner’ Season 3. Weird in a Good Way.
Originally planned as an 8 part mini-series on the USA Network, ‘The Sinner’ turned into something much more- a satisfying anthology mystery series with well-written, offbeat stories and Bill Pullman, playing Detective Harry Ambrose, always at the core. Pullam is what I call “Good Weird,” and the show, like the…
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Movie Review: ‘I Care A Lot’ – How Dark is Too Dark?
At what point does “dark comedy” become so dark that it’s no longer funny? That’s a line that ‘I Care A Lot’ tiptoes on for two hours, occasionally flailing its arms and falling off to one side. It’s an interesting watch because the film skillfully plays with your expectations, but…
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Review: ‘Malcolm & Marie’ Once is More Than Enough
I watched with interest, curiosity, and admiration. But when it ended, I knew that ‘Malcolm & Marie, now on Netflix, is a film that I will never see again. In the end, exasperation eclipsed all other emotions. Beautifully presented in high contrast black and white, the film is essentially a…
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Oscar Nominee Review: Mank |3 ½ out of 4 Stars
Review: Mank | 3 ½ out of 4 Stars | By Kyle Osborne What I liked about “Mank” is its rhythm, – the cadence of the dialogue and the almost musical beats in the editing. Gary Oldman delivers his lines like he’s calmly snapping your neck with a rubber band.…
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Review: The Irishman | 4 out of 4 Stars | Rated R
By Kyle Osborne You might well say that director Martin Scorsese is plowing familiar ground in The Irishman, an epic mobster movie that features his two legendary go-to guys: Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. But, come on, who would you rather see at the helm of a 3 ½…
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