I think my favorite part about the holidays (aside from eggnog, natch) is the plethora of promising movies released late in the year, their distributors no doubt hoping it will up their chances for snagging Oscars and Golden Globes. Judging by trailers of “Coming Attractions” at our local arthouse cinema, I’m pleased to see this […]

At a time when the world feels as if it’s been turned upside down and the ground is slipping from under our feet, we can always retreat into cinema in an attempt to stay sane in very troubling times. All troubles are transient, but film is forever. And all creative endeavors are an antidote to […]

Happy Election Day (I hope). Don’t forget to vote! And to celebrate and/or recover from the results in the month ahead, here are some fun, humanity positive shows worth checking out: JURY DUTY (series, Prime, 2023): Ordinarily, I have no interest in so-called reality shows, but JURY DUTY is a delightful exception in that it’s […]