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Wolfs? Hmm, Wolves? Hmm, Do I care?
You just want to love that Clooney and Pitt are back together again with their charisma, charm and talent. OK, you really want to and should love it, but, alas and alack, there really is no there there. We start with the very talented Amy Ryan delivering what we expect to be a central […]
A Gentleman in Moscow – Triumph over Adversity
Paramount+ scores a perfect 10 out of 10 with its brilliant A Gentleman in Moscow, starring the wonderfully talented Ewan McGregor. In his role as Count Alexander Rostov, the unrepentant aristocrat sentenced to life imprisonment under house arrest in the grand Metropol Hotel by the Bolsheviks, he is at once witty, cunning, charming, deceitful, industrious […]
The Fall Guy or How Film Editing Failed
OMG, David Leitch’s The Fall Guy is SO SO long, it is painful. Do we blame the editor, who should have recognized the incredibly repetitive scenes, or the director, who insisted on the final cut? The 2 hours and 6 minutes could easily have been encapsulated into a mere 90 minutes of glorious fast-action stunts, […]
Elsbeth is Columbo in a Skirt
Carrie Preston in the new show “Elsbeth” starring as lawyer turned super sleuth Elsbeth Tascioni is nothing short of brilliant as the 2024 version of Columbo but in a skirt and with a plethora of shopping bags in lieu of a dirty trench coat. (you just have to love a run-on sentence – LOL) We […]
The 4 Keys to Seeing All the Sights on Your Next European Vacation
Though speed-running the major sights in any city you visit is not the recommended way to enjoy your travels, sometimes we only have a set amount of time and want to make the most of it. On a recent trip to Europe, that was exactly the situation for not one, not two, but three cities […]
Killers of the Flower Moon? More like Killers of the Hours
OMG could Martin Scorcese get himself an editor? And I am asking politely. Three hours and 26 minutes to tell this primary story of greed, corruption and betrayal is, IMHO, 30-45 minutes too long. True, there are numerous subplots, but really Martin? Your viewing audience is not dense. Once you have established a fact, let’s […]
History, Paris Olympics, Sports
Ceremonies, medals and all that stuff
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games must take place on the Seine*. An exceptional fact because, since the restoration of the modern Olympics, this event generally takes place in a stadium. The medals, for their part, will be three in number (gold, silver, bronze). But do we know that the rewards have not […]
Why it’s impossible to be a better parent without healing your inner child
As parents, we’re all trying our best in this demanding role. But sometimes, we notice ourselves falling into old habits from our childhoods. Despite promising to do things differently with our kids, we find ourselves reacting in ways that remind us of our upbringing. It’s like a switch flips, and suddenly, we’re hearing our own […]
My 5 Favorite Stops for Road Tripping the Southern United States
I’ve taken the trip between my current home in San Antonio, Texas, to my home town near Atlanta, Georgia, at least five or six times. It’s safe to say that by now I have seen a good bit of that journey through the southern U.S. over the course of the last few years, and yet […]
RUSTIN shines a spotlight on our prejudices
Director George C. Wolfe brings “Rustin” to life with grace and ease as he tackles what for all should be a harsh reminder of the cruelty and prejudice rampant during the advent of the civil rights movement. This could not have been accomplished without the brilliant casting of Colman Domingo as the title character, Bayard […]
Maestro – So Not A Symphony!
You have to give Bradley Cooper kudos for attempting to tell the story of the iconic legend Leonard Berstein and for directing himself, but, alas this film is not a symphony and barely equates to a concerto. At times Bradley brilliantly channels the legend without falling into the oft performance miring genre of parody but […]
History, Paris Olympics, Sports
Chariots of Fire
In 1900 in Paris, the British completely dominated tennis, both individually and in doubles, notably by fielding the very first woman medalist at the Olympics. But it is within “mixed” teams that they establish themselves in polo. The notion of “nation” is not yet fixed at the Games and athletes from several countries can compete […]
