Cynics need not worry that Diane Keaton’s senior living comedy is saccharin and predictable. Well, Poms is for a while but somewhere along the line it grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go, much the way life does. Keaton’s a seventy-something Manhattanite headed to a Georgia retirement home while battling serious cancer. She’s in need of fun and focus,… View Post
Joey Berlinger released his blood-curdling documentary Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes on Netflix January 24th. This weekend Berlinger releases his feature film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile in theatres and on Netflix, recounting the horrific story from the point of view of Bundy’s long-suffering girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall. The opening slate quotes Goethe “few people have the imagination for reality” and we are more… View Post
Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame is the last in this series and what an exit! You may remember the Avengers: Infinity War massacre – Thanos destroyed the planet, wiped out half the superheroes and its inhabitants. Endgame’s aftermath is sombre indeed. The surviving heroes are in mourning and at their weakest. And Thanos is returning to finish the job. If this sounds… View Post
Robert Pattinson’s four years into a space mission in High Life. He cares for his baby daughter, tries to wipe earth form his mind and oversees a crew of ex-death row inmates; they’re on a face-saving mission to lasso energy from black holes out there. Auteur Claire Denis’ nightmarish tale of this cursed undertaking begins innocently enough as Pattinson’s captain… View Post
The young adult fiction novel series After has a fascinating genesis and a built-in audience of superfans. Anna Todd’s decision to write a teen romance and bypass regular publishing houses via the Canadian social media app Wattpad resulted in sweet success. Her reworking of the traditional teen romdram to be more authentic is a major hit, four books, 1.5 billion… View Post
Acorn TV’s fem-tastic New Series Queens of Mystery is a treat. The Stone sisters, three fifty-plus renowned murder mystery authors live in the seemingly charming English village of Wildemarsh. Its gardens, smiling citizens and peace is suddenly dashed by the murder of a famous author – and an agent. The Stones’ 28-year-old niece has just moved to Wildemarsh to join… View Post