Crime/Mystery
Knife Edge
This is a superb drama with exquisite acting by a cast of unknowns. Tell me again, why we pay A list actors and actresses to paint the same lame expression on their faces, and to […]
Comedy/Romance
Biopic/History
Murder in the First
This is the gripping story from the heyday of Alcatraz in the 1930s about a prisoner who kills another inmate. He’s defended by an idealistic young lawyer who delves into the extenuating circumstances. The accused […]
Comedy/Romance
Spellbinder
Women have to resort to black magic any more to get their man. What, with all the competition from beer ads, porn stars and even tall, erect presidential candidates who pose in a grand vagina-shaped […]
Drama/Music
House of Sand and Fog
People will work three jobs and save for years to get a house of their own. A house is more than a home. It’s more than a shelter, a refuge, or a sanctuary. When you […]
Horror
The Unborn
It’s unusual to see a haunting based on bona fide historical precedent. And I don’t mean some faux “exorcism” performed by self-appointed fanatics. The phenomena here began with Nazi experiments in concentration camps which opened […]
Comedy/Romance
Green Hornet
Twenty years ago when this comic strip was created, people may have been shocked when a major newspaper took political stands in favor of city officials. These days it’s the rule, not the exception. We […]
Movie Reviews
Surrogates
The notion of “surrogate” has so many implications in the modern world, and the screenwriter does such a skillful job of weaving them all into the subtext, that it’s often disorienting to keep your bearings. […]
Movie Reviews
Crime/Mystery