RESURRECTION – Movie Review
With Holy Week upon us, everyone’s minds are on the story of Jesus’ crucifixion, death and Resurrection – the three incidents that are at the core of the message of salvation offered by faith in Christ. And so it’s fitting that this week, we are spotlighting a wonderful new film that’s available on the Discovery […]
MOVIE REVIEWS – Now Playing
This week I’m looking at a couple of veteran performers in movies of wildly different quality, both of which are found on Amazon Prime. Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reteam in the sequel to “Coming to America” called “Coming 2 America” (the lame title is just the start of its weaknesses), which debuts today. Meanwhile, […]
NOW STREAMING – Entertainment Reviews
After nearly a year of fighting the pandemic and living in a world where most comedy clubs are closed because people are scared to laugh around each other, we could all use some good humor. Thankfully, Netflix has come to the rescue with a couple of new offerings that bring comedy that’s also clean, so […]
STREAMING NOW – Reviews
Last week I expressed my total delight in the fact that Oct. 23 was the best day of the year so far for pop culture, thanks to a solid new Bill Murray movie and both an album and documentary from Bruce Springsteen. I only previewed those selections, however, so this week I’m writing my actual […]
MOVIES & TV – Reviews
It’s officially Spooky Season, but I’m a wuss when it comes to handling most modern horror movies, so instead I’m taking a look at a funny new Halloween movie – Netflix’s latest Adam Sandler film “Hubie Halloween”(PG13) – and a terrific, nerve-wracking new suspense series on Fox called “NEXT” (TV-14) by one of the top […]
MORE HOME MOVIE REVIEWS
Remembering R.B.G. The passing of legendary Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 inspired tributes from all sides of the legal and political spectrum. Aside from dozens of celebrities sharing their thoughts on the Notorious RBG via Twitter and other social media, Hollywood has provided the opportunity to pay tribute to her by […]
NOW STREAMING – Entertainment Reviews
Combined with a dry, deadpan humor vibe that is similar to “The Office” AppleTV+ has been making some impressive in-roads into the streaming and programming wars, landing 18 Emmy nominations for its first year of programming. This week, I’m taking a look at their first big live-action comedy series “Ted Lasso,” which has already proven […]
STREAMING NOW – Entertainment Review
This time, I’m taking a different approach and turning you on to two major new streaming platforms that have tons of quality, entertaining programs and movies on them. HBO Max is the juggernaut combination home of HBO and Warner Bros., bringing the best TV series and classic movies from the legendary studio together in one […]
MOVIE REVIEWS – At Home Edition
It looks like theatres are eventually going to open, with the new blockbuster “Tenet” by Christopher Nolan (“Inception,” “The Dark Knight” trilogy) as the first big movie to kickstart the film industry. But this week we’ve got two pretty good new movies with big stars that you can stream at home. First up we have […]
WHAT’S ON? – Truly Viral Videos
The Coronavirus pandemic and its attendant national lockdown has thrown a major wrench into this year’s movie and TV schedules, with dozens of major films and the fall’s network-TV season all featuring plenty of reshuffled launch dates. But that doesn’t mean that every star has given up on entertaining their fans and staying on the […]