The year is 1918, and Red troops are rounding up the White guards. War is on, and the insurgents are to be executed. But as the victors take their time playing by the rules of engagement, a fresh batch of … Continue reading The Best in 2022 Home Video Release
The story of Pinocchio, first penned in 1883 by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, has long been a favorite of storytellers: A lonely man fashions a boy out of wood; the wooden boy becomes sentient; a cricket teaches the wooden child … Continue reading GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Inspection, now in theaters, and All Quiet on the Western Front, now streaming on Netflix. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading
The soldier is shot. One bullet to the head just as he was going over the top. We learn his name, Gerber, but little else. The year is 1917, three years into the War to End All Wars. But Gerber … Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES)
The Inspection follows Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), a gay Black 20-something who ditches the streets and shelters of New York City for the harsh regiments of Marine boot camp in the south. Here, French and his fellow recruits undergo intense training … Continue reading THE INSPECTION
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Bones and All, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nanny—all out this holiday weekend in theaters. And speaking of holiday weekends, my family has … Continue reading
A young Senegalese mother, Aisha (Anna Diop), lands a job as a nanny to a wealthy family in New York City. Mom’s a little overbearing—she doesn’t want her daughter to have anything spicy—and Dad is a little too casual. He … Continue reading NANNY
From the elaborate and overly complicated puzzle boxes that open the story—which the characters solve in a matter of minutes—to “world’s greatest detective” Benoit Blanc’s lengthy summation, Glass Onion feels kind of dumb. That seems largely by design, a reflection more on … Continue reading GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about the new theatrical release, She Said, and El vampiro negro, available now on a handsome new Blu-ray/DVD set from Flicker Alley. Listen to After … Continue reading
Michael J. Cinema 
You must be logged in to post a comment.