Big Town After Dark 69 mins. Directed: William C. Thomas Screenplay: Whitman Chambers Starring: Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer, Robert Kent This is a fast-moving, noirish “B” crime movie a bit over an hour long. It comes third in a four-part series about Steve Wilson (Phillip Reed), a […]
(1hr 48min, dir. Susanna White, adapted from John Le Carré’s 2010 novel) This is a 21st-century rendition of the classic cold-war defector story, with an English teacher as the reluctant hero! College professor Ewan McGregor and his barrister wife Naomie Harris are vacationing in Marrakech. They meet Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), a charming and charismatic Russian […]
Barbershop: the Next Cut (2016) Barbershop (2002) Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) Beauty Shop (2005) Barbershop: the Next Cut (2016) Dir. Malcolm D. Lee; characters by Mark Brown, screenplay by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver. The Next Cut is the latest film in the series co-produced by Ice Cube’s company, Cube Vision. This film […]
Allegiant from the third book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth. Like other final installments in YA adaptations, this is divided into two parts. The next part, Ascendent, is scheduled for June 2017. I’ve always liked dystopic post-apocalyptic tales, and I’ve been enjoying this series as well as Hunger Games and Maze Runner. I […]
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) This is a movie about movie critics. It’s about how American film criticism began, and how it flourished in mid-century with writers like Bosley Crowther, Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris, and Vincent Canby. Also how the profession is in grave danger. Media that employ […]
Hip-hop, Bollywood style. It’s a fast-paced reality show, with Bollywood show-dancing and “Step Up”-style hip-hop competitions. A local Mumbai hip-hop group is accused of copying the moves from a Philippine crew. So they disband, find a new choreographer and practice for the world championships in Las Vegas. It’s in Hindi with English subtitles. They subtitle […]