Luther: The Fallen Sun
The Brits have delivered several wonderful series which come to a reasonably satisfying conclusion, and then emerge thereafter with a feature length film. I’m thinking about “Downton ... Continue Reading →
Dance with Films in Los Angeles this June
Time was, people wondered why Los Angeles, the movie capital of the world, didn’t have a flagship film festival. Some argued it had many. In other years, there has been a Los ... Continue Reading →
Dear Evan Hansen – From Small Stage to Big Screen
If you have followed the long, sometimes strange trip of this musical from Off-Broadway to Broadway to film, you know by now that the lead actor is a 28 year old playing a high schooler. ... Continue Reading →
ALMOST FAMOUS: EXPANDED LIMITED-EDITION UBER BOX SET
Fictional rock ‘n’ roll does not have a very successful history. Whether in books or on screen, the few gems that exist are noteworthy. Two decades on, it is evident that ... Continue Reading →
Count Me In
We continue to live in the golden age and perhaps platinum age of music documentaries. If you are a music nut, you can swim endlessly in the documentaries on offer. If you are only ... Continue Reading →
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
The sound of birds, free from the constraints of gravity or society, were Buddy Guy’s first musical influence. John Lee Hooker was his second.
This lovingly assembled documentary ... Continue Reading →
“Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)”
1969 was the year of the most famous music festival. But we now know that 100 miles south, over the course of six weeks a once-forgotten music festival was also a pivotal ... Continue Reading →
Nomadland
This crisp 108 minute film follows Fern (Frances McDormand) as she seeks work, while having no fixed address. Whether a human robot in an Amazon shipping center or tenuously employed ... Continue Reading →
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