Ashley Avis joins a controversy linked to Nevada in her new film Wild Beauty with the subtitle Mustang: Spirit of the West. Learning...

Agile, swift, strong, and graceful--these words describe Jackie Chan and the co-star who wants to upstage him in Ride On! Make that...

Marvel’s Hawkeye, actor Jeremy Renner, starts his new reality show by proclaiming his love for large vehicles, an ironic twist that...

Once again, “Grease is the word”—or one of them—with a 10 part-series covering the Rise of the Pink Ladies, those jacketed rebel girls...

With insightful understanding, the movie Return to Seoul explores the lingering impacts of abandonment. Using an intriguing plot...

Since millions know the Boston Strangler really existed, my movie bull antenna start quivering when the new release by that name opens...

(Note: My travel schedule during initial release of this film made me neglect to post the review I aired when the movie first opened. I...

Anyone who cares about history, power struggles, great writing, deep insights, and qualities others might deem “BORING!” can only find...

The recent celebration of life I organized for my father makes me either the perfect or worst audience for One Fine Morning. Like the...

With a title emphasizing that her project takes an abrupt unpaved path from most movies in the “jaws and claws” or “chomp romp” genre,...

It took the best picture Oscar nominee Sideways to make me realize that all awards contenders can pair with wines or other beverages, and...

Decision to Leave makes its cinematic mark by using the eye of a great Korean director with the tradition of a legendary filmmaker. Park...

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Valentine’s Day passed by leaving behind a trail of still streamable romantic comedies. Netflix enters the rom-com game with the...

Sometimes we fallible humans just don’t want to accept the truth about ourselves. Make that most of the time. And so I’ve spent years in...

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With grace and subtlety, actor Bill Nighy takes steps to expand living. In their movie Living, Nighy and director Oliver Hermanus spring...

The title subjects of Women Talking explore extreme MeToo issues in a sensitive film from director Sarah Polley. Working from Miriam...

Since most literary experts credit Edgar Allan Poe with creating the fictional detective genre, it makes sense to put him in his own...

In preparing for my recent trip to Costa Rica, I listened to the Spanish language by armchair traveling further south to Argentina in two...