FILM REVIEWTHE TASTE OF THINGSRated PG-13135 MinutesReleased February 9th  Official submission from France for Best International Feature Film in the 2024 Academy AwardsWinner of several international cinema awards The Taste of Things is a beautiful […]

FILM REVIEWBOB MARLEY: ONE LOVERated PG-13107 MinutesReleased February 14th I can remember hearing the warm, flowing sounds of Bob Marley’s music on the radio in the 1970s. At that time, before the internet, his bright, […]

FILM REVIEWAMERICAN FICTIONRated R117 MinutesReleased December 22nd Oscar Nominations: Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score If you told me Woody Allen had a hand in writing this film, I would believe you. […]

FILM REVIEWTHE COLOR PURPLERated PG-13140 MinutesReleased December 25th Like the historical novel it’s based on, The Color Purple follows a close-knit group of people from a Southern town through history from 1907 to 1957. That’s […]

FILM REVIEWPOOR THINGSRated R141 MinutesLimited Release December 8th, Wide Release December 22nd, Multiple Award Nominations One day in 2009, an aspiring filmmaker from Greece named Yorgos Lanthimos approached Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray about […]

WONKARated {G}116 MinutesReleased December 15th Wonka is a colorful, imaginative, and genuinely heartfelt movie that lures the viewer into a dreamscape of color, music, and story inhabited by eccentrically lovable characters. The story is a […]

FILM REVIEW MAESTRORated R129 MinutesLimited Release November 22nd now at Laemmle Monica Center, Netflix Release December 20th The making of this movie is a story of extreme persistence, perseverance, and passion. This is a poetic study […]

FILM REVIEWMAY DECEMBERRated R117 MinutesReleased December 1st, Screening at the Bay Theatre in Pacific Palisades and on Netflix May December is a beautifully shot, acted, and edited movie by noted indie director Todd Haynes (Wonderstruck, […]